What Matters to Me
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Last published Tue, Dec 16, 2014
Okay great, I just have one more question.
What matters to you?
What matters to me?
What matters to me is...
Wow, that's a great question
I wasn't expecting that question
It's not as though it's a rhetorical question
They're expecting a staged answer
So if I had that staged answer
I would have said something along the lines of...
But I don't think I need to specify what springs to my mind when not put on the spot
So let me re-phrase your question
What should matter to me?
What should I care about?
What is expected of me?
I will not answer your question
For I'm not a premeditated murderer
It's not as though I have a script up my sleeve
But wait, a script up the sleeve is far to obvious
Yours is embedded in your brain
We cannot predict every move, every action
We are the lowly pawns on this chessboard
What premeditated thing should I say that will make me seem like a better person?
In my case my outcome was determined before I even opened my mouth
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