Quips 4-6-2026

An Ec Dote

 

All carbs on the table

hunger in the bank

More or less disabled

— nothing in the tank

 

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To Simmer Or Boil

 

Poetry important

prose lesser so

Each word a keystone

to hold or let go

 

Nothing redundant

no fill in the stew

The meaning dependent

— on stirrings anew

 

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Access Denied

 

Deaf to that ear

Blind to that eye

Numb to that touch

— senses denied

 

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Morning Prayer

 

Conviction relighting

tomorrow’s lost candle ...

Through darkness and doubt

— indecision in flames

 

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‘A View From The Bridge’

 

Lyrical playwright

tragedy staged

Actor’s harmonic

— script to betray

 

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Uncomfortable Truth

 

I’m not

divorced ...

I’m just not married

— anymore

 

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Piercing The Veil

 

Hearing it

clearly

Hearing it

plain

Goodbye

is what’s spoken

For all

— you can’t say

 

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Crossing Over

 

Being different

to be different

creates more of the same

 

True genius

crossing over

redefining the game

 

When the road

takes a fork

most commonfolk choose

 

With the Sage

going straight

— indecision removed

 

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Ergo Sum

 

Embracing

what’s presented

You become

— what you know

 

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Fluid Contention

 

Whisky’s

for drinking

Water’s

— for fighting over

 

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Reverso

 

So often ...

the dumber you act

— the smarter you think you are

 

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To Forgive

 

You can’t rebuild

a friendship

by ignoring

what’s destroyed

 

You can’t forgive

injustice

with spite and hate

— deployed

 

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Mea Culpability

 

You don’t have to

agree with me

But you’re responsible

— for your words

 

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New Clothes For The Emperor

 

Sounding smart

over being smart

Dilettante’s pander

— with truth on parade

 

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Rising Above

 

Consensus

on the chopping block

Contention

in the throes

King Solomon

denuding both

Dogmatic

— he bestows

 

(Dreamsleep: April, 2026)