#sage-advice

"The Poet as Enchantress [10w] + {Couplet} The poet is an enchantress,with or without a dress."

"Your Poem A poem is a waking dream.If your poem is shit,then it was a fucking nightmare."

"Lost & Found of Love We cannot forfeit what was not truly ours to begin with.You can only lose yourself in the heartbreak of love lostand find yourself againinthe miracle of love regained."

"Love vs. Mental Illness [10w] Love, like mental illness, comes on graduallyand then suddenly."

"What Women Want [10w] What women want is a feeling of security with abs."

"Poets and their Thin Skins Every poet is thin-skinned when it comes to criticism ~without ithow could he ever possess the astute sensitivity about lifeto even write poetry?"

"Louisiana Dynamite Fishin' {10w] "Uncle Jimbo sez, if dey don't float it ain't fishin'."

"Poetry Site vs. Social Networking Site [10w] Hello Poetry is whatever you want Hello Poetry to be."

"Dull Poetry Dulls the Mind [10w] Poetry penetrates dullness when whetted on the stone of imagination."

"Epic vs. Great Poetry [10w] Epic poetry's about the extraordinary;Great poetry is about the commonplace."

"Deadlines The only deadline I plan on missing is the one at the cemetery."

"Cutthroat Competition [10w] If competition becomes cutthroatit suggests business has become piracy."

"I'm Not Talking About Fruitcake [10w] The greatest gifts are the ones that can be regifted."

"Fighting For Your Life [10w] 'Everything will be alright,'doesn't mean we stop the fight."

"UPS [10w] Women at work judge the UPS man by his package."

"Consciousness-Driven Evolution circa 60,000 B.C. Random genetic mutation allowed homo sapiens to compete more successfully for food and mating rights. Just listen to girl chatter posted on the cave walls:"Boy, Uggh is hot. He's sentient!""Yeah. He doesn't need a club to get my attention."

"Broken [10w] + {Couplet} "His gifts have become broken things, hidden from my view,Sitting on a shelf, above my shoes, like exterminated Jews."

"Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes vs. Cassava vs. Popeye [10w] "I am that I am that I am a yam."

"First Day at Harvard [10w] Smartest kid in the roomwalks into room of competitors."

"Finally, I Know Who I Am You are what you eat.~ Ludwig Andreas FeuerbachWe become what we think about.~ Earl NightingaleI'm a Horny Pizza!"