get a job. walk to work. wear a suit and brown glossy shoes. paint your nails. wear black. never wear black. leave lipstick stains on cups. scribble poetry in the back of magazines. whistle in the elavator. smile on the subway. cut your hair. pin it in curls. take cold showers. never shower. wear five dollar perfume. stop reading magazines. lie about politics. change your name. buy water colours. work in black and white. take pictures. stop seeing. listen to buried records. listen to silence. donate everything. put yourself in new shoes. update your passport. leave this city. never look back. learn a new language. fall in love. break your heart. break a bone. watch death. touch old things. lose a friend. lose yourself. lose ten pounds. change. forget. never forget. lipstick. night air. tangerines and overriped plums. touch your toes. touch your lips. touch your heart and break it in half. pack your bags.