about you

you are a visionary

  • Your imagination, self-assuredness, and knowledge of the world combine to make you a VISIONARY.

  • You have clear notions of how things could be, and the confidence to try to make them that way.

  • You enjoy having a routine, and prefer comfort and familiarity to risk and adventure.

  • Not needing others’ approval to forge ahead, you are confident in your designs for the future.

  • Your imagination allows you to envision the world as a better place.

  • You’re better at thinking of the big picture than you are with details, and you can see wonder in abstract things.

  • Style and appearances are important to you, and you have a good eye for beauty.

  • You are somewhat rigid in your beliefs, which comes from both confidence and an aversion to change.

  • You are good at creating works of art in forms with which you’re familiar.

  • You’re not afraid to let your emotions guide you, and you’re generally considerate of others’ feelings as well.

  • If you want to be different:

  • Appreciate the earthly, functional elements of things.

  • Your clarity of vision sometimes prevents you from being open to new ideas. Try expanding your horizon of experiences, and experimenting with novel ways of doing things.

  • how you relate to others

    you are generous

  • Your awareness of those around you, along with your nuanced perceptions of the world at large, makes you the GENEROUS person that you are.

  • You value time to yourself and understand how rich your private world can be—you know that you don’t have to go wild to have a good time.

  • You are excited and energized by ideas and often enjoy things more through observation than through experience.

  • This tendency gives you an appreciation for different perspectives and opinions about the world.

  • Being as aware of others as you are doesn’t mean you find it easy to trust them immediately—this is something that happens more slowly for you.

  • Despite this, you are aware of the complexities of many situations and are reluctant to pass judgments on others.

  • Although you have fewer friendships than some people, those that you have are meaningful and are important to you.

  • You value spending time alone—it is while reflecting on the world around you that you often learn something new about yourself or begin to understand something that’s been bothering you.

  • If you want to be different:

  • Given how attuned you are to others’ thoughts and feelings, you might find that trusting people more is a way to broaden your perspective even further.

  • While you know how much can be learned from observing the world around you, remember that much of life can be lived by experiencing it, not just by understanding it.

  • Gambling Man

    He wrote me a sonnet,

    signed the T’s, crossed his name

    and offered it as one last apology.

    No Shakespeare, Italian nor English

    it rambled on, pointless, like every time we tried to speak

    or listen or do anything but lust.

    We are a card game.

    He said he hoped for a draw

    so we could both win.

    One look around the table,

    the chips, the cheats, the snakes,

    and I had to fold.

    The Serial Dater.

    I am like every other girlfriend you have ever had.

    Except I can’t be a mystery.

    I can’t do drugs on the rug in my living room,

    I can’t escape to that apartment in the city.

    I can’t know you for two years,

    I can’t get a cliche tattoo on a whim.

    I can’t write in prose, in poetry, in any medium,

    and it won’t make anyone other than myself feel.

    I can’t have daddy problems,

    I can’t pull off an androgynous hair cut.

    Or buy clothes with my employee discount,

    or win over all your friends, 

    or make you laugh on purpose.

    I am like every other girlfriend you have ever had.