QUESTIONS FROM A MOTIVATIONAL INSTAGRAM POST

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1. What gets you out of bed?
“There was a black, broken flipflop laying face-down on a storm drain one day. Its plastic band
stretched inside out. I ask myself where the foot is, how it’s doing.”

2. When was the last time you said good morning to your goals?
“I threw up in my toilet yesterday morning and squeezed toothpaste along the rim, hoping to
exorcise the smell of my remains.”

3. Do you have any hobbies you are passionate about?
“Usually I cross my arms in the elevator as if to intimidate the lack of life surrounding me. I hold
my breath until the silence is interrupted by something like faint country music.”

4. Are there any dreams you wish to fulfill before your guaranteed death?
“A couple was leaving the Fresh Thyme parking lot, clambering into their plastic-covered, two-
seated bicycle of sorts. A trunk was attached to the back for their groceries. I watched them
exchange a kiss and ride off into the sprinkle of cars.”

5. Is there anyone that encourages you? Anyone at all?
“A green-speckled spider, the orange tips of its legs waltzing among the wilted corn stalks of
autumn. Its eyes searched for a partner as my fingers gripped the leaves swaying with the wind.”

6. Who do you have to live for?
“I would say a man who prefers holding my hand only when there’s an audience. Or who claims
he would do anything for me but wouldn’t. Really, just someone who would play with my hair.”

7. You seem to be quite pathetic.
“My neighbor’s dog told me something similar at the park recently. I’m not sure, though. All I
could focus on was its spit watering the dead grass beneath them.”