nathanael.ink

in light of my head
and the words that fill it

how it makes me emotional
blahblah blah think emotional joy ride blahhh

in spite of this I hear
words like harmony over mine
which say slow. slow down. analysts die unhappy
poets die young like men in a war across the sea;
stitches are too weak for apathy.

you cannot fear disappointment, but use wisdom
you can’t walk without confidence, but flee from arrogance
be humble, but show authority
be charming and witty if you can, but don’t overbear the conversation
control yourself, but show attraction
be yourself
providing you are these things.

you need common interests
it’s not a gameshow, you don’t have to document your life
it’s about honesty,
but if she’s lying, you cannot know. if you do then that’s weird.

remember. that ultimately neither of you mean anything.
there is no such thing as soul mates,
and love does not exist.

and the point of a date
is to prove all of this wrong.

or, try to. ..um, consider just trying once or twice, after that, just sorta, try somewhere else,