#sage-advice

"New York Haiku "My monthly rent checkis more than you will make inyour fucking lifetime."

"Wedding Veil [10w] + {Couplet} A wedding veil's of no availbecause virginity's a fairy-tale."

"Memories [10w] Spend half your life creating memories,the other half, remembering."

"Poetry as Conspiracy [10w] A poem is unspoken conspiracy between the reader and poet."

"Soar Like a Pigeon [10w] Better be a pigeon than an eagle with Indians around."

"No Planning for Death [10w] People put more planning into a weekend vacation than death."

"Entrepreneurs [10w] A man should be judged by the companyhe sells."

"Omnipresence Under The Christmas Tree "I wish I was a schizophrenic with déjà vu so I could've been everywhere simultaneously."

"Depression vs. Death Depression is anger turned within causing misery and hopelessness.Death is hate turned within until it totally eats you alive."

"Who Isn't [10w] Psychotherapy's powerless once you assume you're smarter than the therapist."

"Nursing Homes [10w] Nursing homes are house haunted by the living and half-dead."

"Double-Dipping [10w] Double-dip in righteousness and delight in the here and herafter."

"Poetry as Entertainment [10w] Poetry that's not entertaining is just a self-indulgent laundry list."

"Soup [10w] Never marry anyone who eats their soup with a ladle."

"Myself [10w] "I don't really know myself;he's only a tenuous acquaintance."

"Gradually Then Instantly [10w] We fall in love the way we lose our minds."

"Truth {Couplet} Since every truth worth saying, has been already said,our job's to refine it, question it, or turn it on its head."

"The Unspoken Speaks Volumes Stillness brackets the exchanges between lovers. Itis not the lack of sound, but an encapsulated silenceof resonance. Resonant silences stand like bookends, embracing their thoughts;though formal pleasantries vibrate the air,they are more ritual than communication.The couples true intents are articulated in the unspoken.Two bodies.One soul."

"Children and Food [10w] Once children order like grown-upsfood's lost its sweet innocence."

"DNA [10w] DNA's the last hope of our species,spiraling to extinction."