We Must Say So

When you wake up, don’t listen to the blues. Don’t eat hardboiled eggs. Don’t take the G train. When you’re walking down an Avenue, don’t read the fine print on the billboard, don’t take a free paper, don’t take off your jacket. You’ll want it back on. Don’t turn left there, and don’t take that elevator. Don’t answer your phone. Don’t buy a hummus sandwich. Don’t eat it while looking out the window. Don’t turn on the fan. Don’t drink ginger ale. Don’t stack paper crosswise. Don’t even start a to-do pile. Don’t ask yourself. If you do, don’t answer. If you answer, be kind. Don’t coat in sweetness. Don’t submarine your instinct. Don’t write an e-mail, and don’t write another. Don’t forget. When you leave, don’t look back. 

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