I’ll just quit.<\/p>\n
Sell the car.\u00a0 Sell the books.\u00a0 Sell the guitars.<\/p>\n
Yeah, that’s it.<\/p>\n
I’ll just quit.<\/p>\n
Quit the bills.\u00a0 Quit the job.\u00a0 Resign with a note that says, “I don’t know what I want, but I know this ain’t it.”<\/p>\n
I’ll just quit.<\/p>\n
I’ll be the best quitter there ever was.\u00a0 And when they ask why, I’ll say, “Just cuz.”<\/p>\n
I’ll just quit.<\/p>\n
And I’ll be the best quitter to quit anything, and I’ll quit everything.<\/p>\n
And when I get bored of quitting, and this contradiction is exposed, and this revelation becomes irrevocable, I’ll get a new job.<\/p>\n
I’ll cook.\u00a0 I’ll do time.\u00a0 I’ll get occupied.<\/p>\n
I’ll give my time in a place that’s not mine and in return receive a direct deposit of cash that no longer smells holy of ancient grease.<\/p>\n
I’ll drive to Walmart and trigger the automatic doors and step into the fluorescent chambers of Braunschweiger, deli fried chicken, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.<\/p>\n
I’ll tell a friend, and he’ll say, “Well, let me know if you need help arranging the funeral.”<\/p>\n
And I’ll say, “No funeral, just a banquet of Braunschweiger.”<\/p>\n
And he’ll say, “Siiiick.”<\/p>\n
And I’ll commit to committing suicide by slow, arterial narrowing.<\/p>\n
And I’ll quit that, too.<\/p>\n
And I’ll smear Hot Cheeto dust on the headrest of the passenger seat that sits empty and by accident cast a spell that ripples through stars and time.\u00a0 And those stars and time will stop.\u00a0 And a secret compartment will open upon the Chevy dashboard.\u00a0 And up will pop a button the color of Lake Superior.\u00a0 And that button will say “REWIND.”<\/p>\n
And I’ll say, “Oh, HELL yeah.”<\/p>\n
And as I’m about to press my red, dusty\u00a0finger into the midsection of this cosmic reverse button, I’ll remember.<\/p>\n
I’m the best quitter that ever quit anything, and I quit everything.<\/p>\n
So I quit.<\/p>\n
And the sun comes up, and I’m nuzzled awake by the Queen of Quitting, and she bestows upon my head a golden crown and dubs me the King of Quitters, and in the courtyard of my Quit Kingdom the people protest my lackadaisical rule.<\/p>\n
But I’m content.<\/p>\n
I’m the best quitter that ever quit anything, and I quit everything, remember?<\/p>\n
But that’s the thing about quitting everything.\u00a0 Eventually, there’s nothing left to quit.<\/p>\n
So I quit quitting.<\/p>\n
And I open my eyes, and beneath the door leaks light, and in the dark I know it’s time to get occupied.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m no quitter.<\/p>\n
Not anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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