THE THIRTEEN LAWS OF
MY DOMAIN
By right of spite and
jaws that bite, I decree:
“Mind your own business.”
Your unsolicited
opinion is an affront to me. I have no patience nor mercy for busybodies.
“Don’t bullshit me.”
I don’t take kindly
to being lied to. Either convince me there were extenuating circumstance or
else get out of my life.
“Do what you promised.”
If I can’t rely on you,
I won’t be bothered with you. Either convince me there were extenuating circumstances
or else go away and don’t come back.
“Do your damn job.”
Somebody’s paying you
and directly or indirectly I’m paying them. I have no tolerance for laziness or
incompetence.
“Do your homework.”
Showing up unprepared
is for amateurs. My time is precious and you’re wasting it.
“Don’t be a poser.”
You’re not fooling
anyone. Either you have what it takes or you don’t. Either you’re ready or you’re
not. I don’t take kindly to people wasting my time.
“I’m not your mother.”
Clean up after yourself. Put your things away. Make yourself
useful. Help out in an emergency. Or find someplace else to be.
“My house my rules.”
When I’ve kindly
allowed you into my space, I expect you to defer to any reasonable requests I
might make. Either that or leave. That it’s cold and wet outside will not deter
me from giving you the boot.
“Keep your hands off.”
What’s mine is
mine, be it body, property, work product, or mate. I have nothing but brutality
and destruction for anyone who transgresses my boundaries.
“You know better so do better.”
I can’t stand the sight of people who sabotage themselves. Yes,
granted, it’s your own business: Conduct it elsewhere.
“Whine somewhere else.”
Either change the situation, or accept it, or walk away from it. I
have no patience nor compassion for bellyaching.
“Grow up.”
If your crisis is
only a crisis because you’re so damn immature for your age, I have no patience nor
compassion for you.
“Stop fooling yourself.”
Everyone around you can see the truth. Open your eyes. Face the
facts. I have no interest in humoring your delusions.
ISCHYROS DIAVOLOS!

The Wall