#sage-advice

"❞ [10w] "Let's cuddle like a quotation mark filling a blank page."

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

"God is Great [10w] God found me in a dumpster and made me holy."

"Witticisms The greatest reward for coming up with some witty turn of phraseis that some day, if you're lucky,it may wind up in a fortune cookieat the very Chinese restaurant you're eating in!But if you get a big head about it,know it wasn't the flattery,it was the MSG."

"Reflection Upon Reflection [10w] Don't look into a mirror in rooms full of mirrors."

"Toasts During the hymeneal repast,The guest stood silent as toasts were cast.The Best Man bore witness to a dozen years pastThe Bridesmaid joked about a relationship that wouldn’t lastThe groom listened and held the hand of the brideKnowing his real toast was buttered on the other side."

"Break All the Rules of Poetry Place no limits on your poetry.Live a little.Break all the fucking rules!If it comes deep from the wellsprings of your imagination,the woolgathering of dreamers ~it is poetry ~no matter what anyone says."

"Kansas State Motto Ad astra per aspera. [9]Flat land and flatline intelligence."

"Comfort Zone Your comfort zone has a clock on it, ticking off until it becomes your death zone."

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

"Getting Real about the Eel It's not that eel wants to avoid commitment.From the eel's point of view, it is a matter of survival.Who the fuck wants to be with an eel anyway,when there are plenty of less slippery fish."

"Second Opinions My doctor told me I have pancreatic cancer and have 2 months to live.I asked him about getting a second opinion.The Doc said, 'No problem.'He thought for a second and said,'I think the Boston Red Sox are going to win the series again this year."

"Gifts Never look a gift horse in the assor a donkey in the mouth."

"Expectation [10w] Eyes that see with expectation lieby not querying, 'Why."

"Revenge [10w] Revenge is a long game;all you need is time."

"What's a Proper Tribute to Robin Williams? [10w] When funnymen die is to better to laugh or cry?"

"The Poet's Way Are we ever sure what we do,will endure and get its due?No.But we do it anyway.For that is the poet's way."

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

"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."

"Love's War [10w] In love's war there aren't winners and losers ~just casualties."