Is strife always more comprehensible than accord?
How many people do you have to dislike after meeting
before you are loath to meet anyone else?
Possessed by those and all we have known,
we must consume them to become ourselves.
Why does everyone I meet stay forever relevant?
In this I may be most different from the contingent.
No one shall employ me who isn't me,
and even my intentions shall be viewed with suspicion.
You can’t even ask the right questions
without already having crossed the line.
Be sincere, not earnest.
Choose carefully who you will offend,
who you will alienate, and then do your best!