Book of Boris — Counter-Chapter: What Not to Say

28 Jan, 2026

Verse I

Don’t say “I manifested it.” Luck didn’t carry the weight — hands did.

Verse II

Don’t say “It all worked out.” It didn’t. It was worked through.

Verse III

Don’t say “You just have to stay positive.” Positivity didn’t pay rent. Endurance did.

Verse IV

Don’t say “Everything happens for a reason.” Some things happened because no one stopped them. I survived anyway.

Verse V

Don’t say “I never doubted myself.” Doubt was there. It just didn’t get the steering wheel.

Verse VI

Say less. Say truth.

I did it without tears — but white-knuckling through my problems.

And stop there.

People ask how because they want the sentence they can borrow without paying the cost.

This chapter exists to protect the truth from being turned into a slogan.