#sage

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

"Good vs. Great [10w] To be good twice is a true mark of greatness."

"What's in it for me?' A selfish person doesn't become compassionate as the result of some words of wisdom or epiphany. The selfish need selfish reasons to act unselfish."

"The Flood that Did Not Subside [10w] What would today's world be,If Noah's dove flew into obscurity?"

"Virginia Haiku "Bowl of chili for me.She'll have the Cheesy Western.Both with, add a slab."

"Forget [10w] {Couplet} Let's lift our goblet of regret,forgive, forsake and forget."

"Gypsy When one gypsy spits on you, its disgusting;when two do, it's suspicious;when three do, you're late to a gypsy wedding."

"Perfect Sex [10w] Perfects sex balances the conflicting pleasures of submission and mastery."

"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."

"Finish Off Your Enemies If you finish off your enemiesdo they wind up more charming and with better manners?"

"Elegance in Simplicity [10w] The more complex the problem,the simpler the correct answer."

"Self-Help I asked the bookseller,'Do you have any self-help books for addiction?'He said,'If I tell you, I'd be enabling you."

"Be Careful What You Wish For More often than not,a dream come true is a nightmare-in-the-making."

"Dating Asian Her Kung Fu style was not too bad,but at doggie style she had me had."

"The Refugee I packed my car with cash and valuablesand headed for the border.At the first checkpoint they took my cash.At the second they took my valuables.At the border they took my car and my shoes.I walked barefoot the last 100 feet to freedom,and was greeted with open arms by a person I didn't recognize.In time I discovered that strangerwas the me they could not take from me."

"Harlem P.O.V. Everything outside Harlem's the boondocks,where hayseeds opt out of Nikes for Reeboks."

"Life is like a sandwich!Birth as one slice,and death as the other.What you put in-between the slices is up to you.Is your sandwich tasty or sour?Allan Rufus.org"

"Lost vs. Lost We get lost twice in life.The first stems from uncertainty,when we try to find what our dreams truly are.The more profound feeling of being lost is existential, and comes unforeseen, after we finally fulfill our dreams.To survive the latter, we must create an entirely new set of dreams."

"O God O God I love you.I worship you, I need you.Everything I am is because of you.Everything.O God I hate you."

"The Poet's Limitless Imagination [10w] The stringy shit from my goldfish turns him into a kite."