#knowing-oneself

"Grease [10w] Relationships between people are rarely frictionless;they all need grease."

"Carrots and Creativity [10w] Put a carrot in front of you for optimal creativity."

"Speak to the Head [10w] + {Couplet} Tis of no fucking availTo speak to the tail."

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"Six-Pack [10w] A six-pack of beer's inversely proportional to six-pack of abs."

"Gays & Lesbians Birds of a feather fuck together."

"Why Don't You Practice What You Preach [10w] The reason I teach and preach?In order to learn."

"An Enirely Different Matter [10W] Four states of matter:solid, liquid, gasand ffuzzy-wuzzy."

"Taste [10w] + [10w] "If you have sophisticated taste, you like what I like.If you're a Neanderthal, you will love what I hate."

"The Poet is God When a poem's words perfectly fit,it has legs.When they communicate well,it has a voice.When they make you think,it has a mind.When the make you feel,it has a heart.Think about it.When you write a poem,you've created a person,with a distinct identityand an immortal soulthat you send out into the worldto possibly change the world.Now you know what it feels liketo be God."

"Don't Mess with the Queen {Couplet} The first man harnessing the secrets of fireCannot compare with the revelation of your sovereign ire."

"Tangled [10w] Love becomes a tangle of roots submerged in common soil."

"United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... ...and so is your paycheck,so don't waste good money on a lost cause."

"Rebellious Fish [10w] Sometimes swimming against the current turns you into glazed salmon."

"Murder [10w] Two coats of paint doen't get rid of a ghost."

"Notoriety vs. Anonymity [10w] 'Tis better to live with notoriety,than die of anonymity."

"Imitation [10w] Art imitates life.Life imitates art.I just imitate imitation."

"Trance & Instinct The best poems come from trance and instinct;transcribing the unedited voice of universal consciousness."

"Minimum Wage [10w] Even trained bears couldn't bear working for bare minimum wage."

"The Poet's Disease My body atrophies.My mind swells.Imagination's become my crutch."