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On Graduation

And the Fairy Godmother said:

Piggish vixens, pugilistic louts, pugnacious pilots,

Charioteers reigned by idiots and devils devout,

Go forth into the world with pearls for eyes

And bonfires for hearts and hips bidden by

Music, let your tongues thirst after theater

And lap up the stars.

Go forth and love–whether unrequited, ephemeral,

Lasting–whether you know how to love

Or you must conduct a thousand experiments

In the name of chakra alignment, alien chemistry, line

Dancing, good housekeeping.

Threats bedamned!

I believe I shall dust my broom,

For us fairies, we are in better hands than

We deserve.

And the Boogeyman said:

Terrors, menaces, whirling dervishes and future viceroys

Seeking penance, give your 

Souls to temptation and weave wreckage asunder.

Smoke fish out of canals and flay them silly,

Prey for no real reason and lie

Like you mean it.

Go forth into the world and beat it, warp it,

Warm it up ‘til repletion. 

Your progeny’s progeny, the offspring of 

Ecstasy and hegemony worship,

They will build warships to wage against the universe

When it is time.

And the Mortal said:

Be free and be happy.

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