1.
Be smart. Have some common
or uncommon
sense. Know not to stick your hand
in a toaster
or know the works of Chaucer.
2.
Be addicted. To something.
Be addicted
to alcohol
to drugs
to work
to sex
to writing
to reading
to lists.
Be addicted to not being addicted.
3.
Give a shit.
About something; about the world.
About global warming.
About healthcare.
About literacy.
About teaching.
About feminism.
Give enough of a shit to donate your
time, or money, or effort.
4.
Be funny (but not mean).
5.
Imagine a universe
where we could choose
which animal we wanted to be
from hour to hour.
I would spring kitten ears
and paws, with a fox tail following.
My rattlesnake eyes would narrow
and stare
and my slithery tongue would say
slip slip slap.
Who are you right now?
6.
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