We are each born with a syllabus
full of lessons to be learned.
Some of them we learn in darkness,
out feet stuck to the floor by will
and the effects of time. I exit
this dimly lit schoolroom a few lessons brighter:
always be on guard, learn what to trust,
let yourself love, and--if you ever get the chance--
don't buy a robot. Movies alert you
to the unexpected, to the idea that, at any
minute, you could be killed or betrayed.
The world becomes more dangerous.
Clutching the steering wheel on the drive home,
I tune my radio to the perfect mood music
and imagine that the unexpected is just
about to happen.
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