Memorization Part 2

I'm tired, but I'm KEEPING THE STREAK! so here's a kind of half assed entry about the stuff I'm considering memorizing this month.

I didn't have a super specific criteria for choosing these. I had to like them, obviously. I chose to avoid most of the "It's better to die X than live Y!" type poems/speeches, since I'm not planning to charge off to a glorious death anytime soon, and I feel like you should more or less try to live the poem/speech you're memorizing. On the whole, I was mostly looking for something I could say in my head when things are rough, or maybe snap off as an "off the cuff" monologue, people like stuff like that.

"Citizenship in a Republic" AKA "The Man In The Arena" by Teddy Roosevelt: There's two paragraphs in here that are popularly memorized, which I already copied in the previous memorization post. Besides the general "pick yourself off, you're gonna make mistakes, get back in there" message, which is always a good one, I also like the critique of pointless cynicism and criticism, which are just as popular now as they were in Teddy's time.

"This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams: This is my favorite poem. It's not too long. I especially like the last stanza, which makes them sound like they were the plums he ate after dragging himself out of hell or something.

"St. Crispin's Day" by William Shakespeare: My favorite Shakespeare speech. I want to go through the sonnets again. I might consider "My Mistresses Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun." This is the closest to a "glorious death" speech I was willing to consider, but it's not quite in favor of outright suicide. More of a "push your luck FOR GLORY!"

"Hate me, but do it honestly." by There's like half a dozen writers credited?: We all have a tacky/hammy monologue we loved as a kid. This one is mine. If you're gonna hate someone, you might as well do it for the right reason. Also, I have managed to land a coin on the edge.

"Tears in the rain" by (mostly) Rutger Hauer: This one just seems like the most fun to whip out at a party or whatever. If people know Blade Runner they're recognize it. If not, it still sounds cool.

Goodnight, Internet.