I got all twenty-seven of my
unemployed friends to hand out fliers
and take tickets in exchange for the
aforementioned free sausage and beer,
herded the unruly polka dancers into
their places on time, got the latke
vendors set up, and saw to it that the
bagpipe parade went off without a hitch.
If there’s something you really want,
I’m not (necessarily) saying you should
lie to get it, but I am saying you’re
probably lying to yourself if you’re not
going after it.