Happy Halloween, here’s a terrifying thought…!

Upon my podium, as the
Know it all scholar
Down in my seat of judgment
Gavel’s bang, uphold the law
Up on my soapbox, a leader
Out to change the world
Down in my pulpit as the
holier-than-thou,
could-be-messenger of God!

— “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due” (1990)

Human
Intentional
Thoughtful
Present
Struggle
Both
Mythical
Trade
Alive
At our expense
Speak Freely
Law
Freedom
“And Sarah laughed within herself”
Negotiation
Society’s Failures, by the Numbers
One of these is superior by volume
All of NWOBHM
Subject
Individual
Live
Soul

And remember kids, rationality is nested within emotion—they cannot be separated.
If logic is your core value, you actually become irrational!