settings - Kay Thayer

THEY CANNOT DIGEST YOU

IN ANY WAY THAT MATTERS.

YOU MUST MAKE YOURSELF

HARD TO SWALLOW

AND IMPOSSIBLE TO CHEW.

IF YOU ARE SOUR AGAINST THE TONGUE,

BITTER AGAINST THE TASTE BUDS,

THEY WILL SPIT YOU OUT.

YOU WILL LIVE LONGER LIKE THIS:

UNAPPETIZING AND STARVED

FOR ATTENTION.

ABANDON THE VERSIONS OF YOURSELF

THAT ARE NOT COMING TO DINNER.

STOP SETTING A PLACE FOR THEM

AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE.

YOU WILL HAVE LESS DISHES TO WASH

WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE.