my mother has taught me ten things; 1. *** is a sin. pleasure is a sin. cursing is a sin. 2. happiness and selfishness are equals 3. drugs are only bad when you are a teenager, but it is okay to sulk about them if they are a part of your damaged past. 4. the mirror you stare into each day should be looked at with disgust and agony. 5. when looking into another human's eyes be wary of swimming in the colorful veins and muscles of each iris. you will get too attached and become broken. 6. love is to be given, not taken, nor accepted. every compliment is undeserved and every wound is earned. 7. let a man take your life and crush it into powder the jet-rockets up to your brain. let him dissolve into your bloodstream and control every muscle movement. 8. a mother has the right to every possession that you call your own. she brought you into this world through unholy actions, and she may take you out the same way. 9. the world breaks you body down into soil that will be dug up and replaced with busy sidewalks. you are impermanent. 10. you will never be complete on your own; you must always lay your heavy head on someone else's shoulder instead of learning to balance it between your own.