Methods of Rationality

While equally terrible
feeling everything at once
or nothing at all
should at least have the decency
of being mutually exclusive
and it is beyond reason
that my chest can feel
empty and heavy
all at once

. . .

Shakespeare was a fucking genius.

Be a Roman in Rome
be charming, be delightful
be active, be beautiful
be articulate, be sociable
be funny, be responsible
be carefree, be fashionable

but still, and this is important -
be yourself.
. . .