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Stewie the Stoic: Duplicity

[Quotes courtesy of Seneca]

[This irreverent post pokes fun at the concept of god while still exposing the underlying stoic attitude that the bare truth of one’s countenance should not be one of self-deception and duplicitous intent. One might consider the “God” in this quote as oneself.]

In an effort to get people to look

into each other’s eyes more,

and also to appease the mutes,

the government has decided

to allot each person exactly one hundred   

and sixty-seven words, per day.

When the phone rings, I put it to my ear   

without saying hello. In the restaurant   

I point at chicken noodle soup.

I am adjusting well to the new way.

Late at night, I call my long distance lover,   

proudly say I only used fifty-nine today.   

I saved the rest for you.

When she doesn’t respond,

I know she’s used up all her words,   

so I slowly whisper I love you

thirty-two and a third times.

After that, we just sit on the line