Daily Reminders

Posted by crow_soup (San Francisco, United States) on 2 June 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

You have to have a habitat, or so they say; something to depend on, to interact with, something more dependable than the human animal. Something more humane.

You have to have a circle, some space to move, a place to die; As if options weren't readily availible.

You have to pick your fights, choose your battles, waste your time on something worthwhile, spend it all before it's worth nothing; whatever your while is worth.

You have to have a care in the world, make it look like you give a damn, like your prospects are good, like you're on the fast-track to a satisfying somewhere. Even if you're not.

You have to make somebody like you once in a while, give them a meaningful word or two to choke on, a lie or more to rely on just to keep the story straight. You have to make them think you're warm and solid, that you're a good risk to take.

You have to regard the beaten path like it's a trail you must travel; follow in the footsteps of those before you, even if they lead you off a cliff. It'll leave you nowhere to go but up, and the higher you get, the lighter you'll feel.

You have to love your country, even if <b>it</b>can't remember your name. You have to meet and greet with a patriotic shake, glad-hand the masses with a heaping helping of lip service, a dishonest hospitality. You have to grin and bear it all for the sake of appearance because the truth could cause your disappearance.

There has to be an instant decision, a split second choice all of the time. You have to make the meaning matter, even if it doesn't register at all; you have to save some kind of face because even in the eye of defeat, you can't let your graces fall...