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Planning to be spontaneous

(with apologies to Hillary Clinton)

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Planning to be spontaneous

is like plotting an orgasm

arranging a dream

conspiring to be born.

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It’s like studying to be gifted

like directing a tornado

or scheduling enlightenment

Like rehearsing a script written in Urdu

when you can only read English.

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Planning to be spontaneous

is like wanting to stroll beside the lake

in the comfort of your own home

where there aren’t likely to be any surprises

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It’s like drawing up plans

on how to react:

By the time you’ve devised your response

the moment’s passed in which it had meaning

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Planning to be spontaneous

is like waiting for Godot

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Tim Konrad

16 September 2015