"the torch song," from the hound chronicles

IT'S "PISSING RAIN," AS THEY SAY IN ENGLAND

I AM SITTING INSIDE, PREPARING FOR A MEETING WITH A BITTER SEPTUAGENARIAN

SOMETIMES JOHN DARNIELLE DRIVES ME TO THINK IN CAPITAL LETTERS:

I AM GOING TO MAKE SOME RASH DECISIONS SOON

"THE TORCH SONG" MAKES RASH DECISIONS FEEL LIKE A FINE IDEA

I, TOO, MIGHT FIND MYSELF CONSUMED BY PASSION

I MIGHT RIDE MY BICYCLE WITHOUT A HELMET ON A BUSY ROAD

I MIGHT SAY SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE, DELIBERATELY, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, SEE WHERE IT GETS ME

WHATEVER I DO, I'M GOING TO DO IT WITH THE CONVICTION OF A GLADIATOR AND PRETTY MUCH NO TANGIBLE CULPABILITY.