As A Youth, I Sought Out Decadence;

Unconditional Love Is A Lofty Ideal, But Unconditional Hate Is A Fact Well Documented By History.

People May Show Jealousy, But Hide Their Envy.

Intelligence Complicates. Wisdom Simplifies.

Awakening In The Morning Returns Us To Life, And To Awareness Of Death.

As I Criss-cross The City Hurrying, I Feel Always The Unchanging Cold Beneath The Pavement.