Manifesto

I reject my own juvenilia
I put it behind me
I say 'enough' and put it
behind me
I decide to be my own agent
of change
I have found the books I hope
will inspire and guide me
But I will not steal
I will not take those feelings
that are not mine
and which are foreign to
my life and my understanding of it
and pass them off as my own
This is BULLSHIT
and I reject bullshit
I will not insult you
those kindly enough to indulge me
I will occasionally falter
this I promise
This being my pledge
Let us begin.