Punish the body to perfect the soul.

We may train ourselves to be adaptable as possible, to respond appropriately in each situation, but the ideal of controlling the outcome or steering events as they occur must be relinquished. Chaos rules it all.

...and while ambition sleeps inside of me I content myself with memories of glitter and despair.

It doesn't have to be fun to be fun.

I scavenged for sensation, sought myself in the rewards of being out there, across the Border.

Punish the body to perfect the soul.

Everything costs something everyone pays