Combative

For those on an academic calendar
Try not lusting after youth
They still write on the walls and
unfasten beer caps by using the kitchen counter
They refer to "leverage" and "dream job"
Please refer to "identity" and "self incriminating"
Please contact your advisor,
better known as:
Granache
or bitter tannin
or Salmon river run
Please collect your belongings before you leave for the summer
and return to your temporary retirement
Cottage Lane
or mid-nineteenth century ascot gable
or plain crooked with paint chipping
For those on an athletic scholarship
Please pass the peas
Please turn my ring
Please make towels into rat tails
Please leave your credentials in your gym shorts
Please find someone to sign for you
Satay not lettuce wraps
One key not fifteen
One knee injury, one hamstring injury
One favorite Rocky movie
One favorite Eminem song
One really nice tie
For those in this train car
Find a mentor
If you can't find a mentor,
find out how to become a mentor
Flash forward, constantly
Take note of the rubber separating from your shoe
Find a commonality
Refresh your pattern with nail clippings,
basil, taut rubber bands
Wake up refreshed
at 3 AM
Go back to bed
Wake up at 6:30 AM
completely tired
Review your mistakes at 4 AM
Polish your regret at 5
Make coffee at 7
Pick out a cute outfit
or just resign to slump
Fasten seat belt
at 30 MPH
Catch most popular train
Join a league
Separate recyclables
Eat salmon once a month
Refer to "neighborhood" and "brake fluid"
Please refer to "service" and "luxury"
Advise children on "impetus" and "serendipity"
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