New Beginnings

I appear completely human when outside the math department. My mind is not harmed from temporary excursions outside the math department. I can blend in with the humans when outside the math department. I can be social when outside the math department. I easily choose words to say that are not weird in social settings outside the math department…

I am supple and well fed. My body absorbs every nutrient from the coffee I drink. My body effortlessly turns coffee into theorems. My body efficiently turns coffee into theorems. My mind becomes more alert from the caffiene I drink. I can recieve proofs directly from Vishnu through all the coffee I drink. I can easily transcribe proofs from Vishnu through all the coffee I drink. My body naturally secretes theorems when provided with caffeine. My body effortlessly secretes theorems when provided with caffeine. My body's theorem secretions are exciting and novel. My body's theorem secretions are enticing to journals. My body's theorem secretions are rigorous. My body's theorem secretions can pass peer review…

My body naturally processes chalk powder into necessary carbon structures. My body instantly processes chalk powder into necessary carbon structures. My body efficiently processes chalk powder into necessary carbon structures…

I have full control over my emotions when presenting. I have effortless control over my emotions when presenting…

I am capable of resisting the urge to spit corrosive venom when asked what the applications are. I can effortlessly resist the urge to spit corrosive venom when asked what the applications are. I can swiftly resist the urge to spit corrosive venom when asked what the applications are…

I have full control over every integration problem. I have innate knowledge of many integration techniques. I have perfect knowledge of many integration techniques. I can apply trigonometric substitution correctly. I can apply trigonometric substitutions in a clarivoyant fashion. Knowledge of the derivative of the arctangent comes easily to me. My third eye is wide open. My third eye can easily recognize when a parameterization trick will be effective. My third eye can effortlessly recognize when a parameterization trick will be effective. My third eye will guide me to the most useful parameterization for any integral. My third eye has flawless knowledge of polar integration. My third eye can recognize integrals that can be solved more easily in polar form. My third eye can accurately recognize integrals that can be solved more easily in polar form. My third eye will catch missing polar constants. My third eye will catch missing indeterminate form constants. I am capable of remembering +C. I am capable of remembering the dx. I am capable of remembering the limits of integration…

I am capable of writing the addition symbol. The addition symbol does not singe my flesh. The addition symbol does not harm me in any way. The addition symbol does not cause me to involuntarily retract my hand in pain. I have independent control over each limb. I have full control over each limb. I have effortless control over each limb. My arms and legs respond to my every command. I am capable of resisting the urge to choke physicists. I am capable of resisting the urge to trip buisness majors…

Nocturne, Li-Young Lee

Your Name, Vahan Tekeyan

Sonnets to Orpheus 2;29, Rainer Maria Rilke

I stopped going to therapy, Clementine von Radics

Miyazaki Bloom, Nina Mingya Powles  

The Quiet Machine, Ada Limón

When we two parted, Lord Byron

Fragment, Amy Lowell

The Want of You, Angelina Weld Grimké

When Did It Happen?, Mary Oliver

Alone, Sara Teasdale