SheFallsSoftly

So… In the last few days I have;

1. Decided that taking four minors is the way to go, and have put together the following schedule.
2. Signed myself up for Greek in fall, and as such my fall schedule now looks thusly.
3. Gotten myself an independent study with Dr. Wagner, so I will be taking Catullus and Lucretius instead of Ovid
4. Found out that I indeed do not need to have introductory level Italian to go to Italy, so I likely won’t be taking Italian in spring deflecting what would otherwise have been a semester of 5 hours of Greek, 5 hours of Italian, 5 hours of German, and 3 hours of Latin.
   
5. Seriously considered minoring in Letters as well.
6. Had a really fun time with Andrea Morgan discussing ex lovers and boyfriends, along with the heteronormative ownership paradigm.
   
7. Very nearly seen the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie with Billy, and then suddenly failed. We substituted coffee and lofty discussion for the sexiness that is Johnny Depp.
   
8. Decided that I hate pretty much everyone that I work with

That being said… let’s post something (in my mind) more interesting.



I’ll ask you, "Do you love me dearly, so it hurts you to think of me?"
While I’m sitting at the river’s edge, bare toe touches glassy water
I’ll wait for you to understand me
Place pebbles beneath my tongue
And swallow them down one by one.

I’ll ask you, "Do you feel foolish and barren when you speak to me?
Hopeless when you think of me?" Referencing books
And wise men who tell me the size and color of stone
That will mend all things.

I’ll ask you, "Does your heart sink with fear and longing
When you’re alone at night?" Rocks collecting
In my hollow belly, filling me bottom to top
And with every mournful sigh they crunch.


I’ll ask you, "Have you cried, would you die for me?"
Heavy with gravel and stone; when life
Infiltrates me, seeps under my skin
I’ll grind it down to grit, shavings, sawdust
And then stone will grate stone to silt.
Then I will think, and I will say to you, full of chalk,
"This is living well."

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