Self-discipline is The only real self-indulgence Everything else is self-abnegation

In Mexico City men never wear shorts and if that’s where my anxiety dreams are set they could represent

Each question on the purity test concludes with the following promp… Which two answers are correct? And you always have the same four choices:

The truth will set you free but consensus will get you academi… i.e., tenure

Easy to please but problematic to appease

Denial was a lot easier when your head was in the clouds but your memories were stored on microfiche

We disparage lip service But it is the first step Towards actual service Because self-service is our unspok… What starts as lip service and liv…

But surely, you’ve noticed by now That all progress is incremental Across increments of time Because all progress is time-bound And the unfolding of time

I know how it must sound– A two-year long two—week lockdown— But let me expound And dish the lowdown: What we fear’s a hoedown

You don’t have to believe in God But if you don’t I believe you will hit a wall That wall is the limit of your thi… Since you will only be able to go

If you really loved robins you would stuff your bird feeder full of worms

Instead of using our flashlights to move through the wilderness in the dark, slowly we believe that if we just keep shining them about the dark forest

It used to be that We could feed our souls By serving others Or feed our egos By serving ourselves

You can never be happy with what you have; on– ly with what you lack