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"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer: that you are here; that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse; that the

i'm thirsting for a glass of fresh air and yearning for a heart to love. i'll take the short straw again, if it makes you happy. don't beg for my smile, or wait for my approval. this has been your crowning birth-right. that web that you have so skillfully weaved, isn't so tangled,my dear. glistening with your tears and sorrow, its pattern is as intricate and as deliberate as the next. i'm choking on your laugh and coughing up my words. i'll retreat back into your blissful ignorance and swim into my murky thoughts. "we'll all float on" they say. toss me that life-vest while you're up, because i'm always sinking down.

My stream of consciousness would make some nauseous from whiplash. I just purchased a new cello. With my own money. I guess I can fully take on that entirely romantic persona of a starving musician now.. Not entirely sure if this is a thing to boast about. Nevertheless, my cello is beautiful and inspiring. I even topped it off with a shimmering forest green case. Grieg Sonata, here I come! I've recently, through a friend, been able to jump back on the photography bandwagon. The bug has hit! I ordered, via Amazon, 3 iPhone camera lenses; fisheye, wide, and macro. Despite some poor reviews, I am really enjoying having it on campus.