#sage

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

"Revel in the Unraveling Being authentic is lifting the maskon who you think you should be seen as,and becoming at ease with your bare ass vulnerability.Revel in the unraveling,take courage in sharing your imperfections,and you'llincrease your loveexponentially."

"Black Hole The death of one great man makes the world seem empty;the death or three creates a back hole in the heart of humanity.In Memorium 2015B.B. KingOliver SacksNicholas Winton"

"Marriage [10w] The only thing better than forgiveness in marriage is forgetfulness."

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

"Poets and Competitiveness [10w] "I'm the only poet I need to be better than."

"The Pompous Psychopomp Its your charge to provide me safe passage to the afterlife,to be a midwife to my dying.Any yet, you hover there, judging me,putting on airs, you supercilious whip-poor-will.You're an embarrassment to nightjars everywhere.Now do your fucking job and take me to hell ~which I guess has already begun,judging by your shitty escort service."

"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."

"Crest Toothpaste: Look, Ma, no cavities!... ...that'll really piss off the TSA agents looking for contraband."

"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity seeking is like love or war: NO HOLDS BARRED."

"Enemies {couplet} Ne'er shall man's enemies been drawn so near,then when he seeketh to compare."

"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?"

"Rat Trap Haiku 'Hmm, 12 by 13,4 by 9. Oy! You call thisrat trap an apartment?"

"Unfriend Politeley Means"

"Life Imprisonment with No Possibility of Parole [10w] "The needle is preferable to three hots and a cot."

"2D or Not 2D [10w] The best thing about a two-dimensional world is nobody's fat."

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

"Jonesing [10w] Is it odd of me that I'm Jonsesing for strange?"

"*"Maybe the whole point of my life is to make you feel more alive."

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