A survey

Have you ever stolen a book? Which book was it? Why did you steal it? Do you still have it?

Do you consider your life as a poet punishment for this and other thefts?

Do you often recite lines from old love letters to yourself, the ones you wrote to yourself instead of that person you were pretending to love all those years ago? Do you charm yourself? Are you seduced?

Have you ever read a Hemingway story about catching VD from a hooker in a taxicab to your family at dinner? Which Hemingway story? Why? Did your family appreciate your point?

Can you admit you do not have a favorite poem? Why do you enjoy this lie?

When you read The Chronicles of Narnia back in grade school did you find the kids to be insufferable, especially that twit who ate all the Turkish Delight? Or did you just care about Jesus?

Do you dream of book tours during which you also sell meat and solve crime?

Which vegetal aroma first comes to mind when you read each the following words (be specific): library? textbook? classroom? bookstore?

If you answered any of these questions, do you realize what you have done? Are you proud of it? Do you believe you will be remembered after you are gone? Do you believe you will be forgotten?

Thank you for taking the time to consider these topics. Your participation in this study enables or stymies the researchers, depending.