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Writer, comic, and activist

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Total de poemas: 38 Página 2 de 4

The only complicated things worth

The only complicated things worth fighting for will change the world in some way and/or make you lots of money, and a complicated relationship will only keep you from doing either.
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How hollow must your life

How hollow must your life be for you to waste it hating and oppressing others, whose lives are of no consequence to your own?
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I've never understood why people

I've never understood why people get mad at others for not being interested in them romantically - especially when there are so many reasons to be mad at people that are within their control.
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If at first you don't

If at first you don't succeed, sure, try again... but if you keep not succeeding, you should probably concentrate on something (or someone) else worthwhile & quit wasting your time.
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The Bible told me to

The Bible told me to be a, "fisher of men". I'm trying, but it gets so exhausting to have to reel them in just to throw them back once you realize it's just another crappie.
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I was thinking about picking

I was thinking about picking up kayaking, but I didn't want anyone to think I had herpes.
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Teach by example and treat

Teach by example and treat yourself the way you would want your children to treat themselves.
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I think we, sometimes, try

I think we, sometimes, try to fill a void with so many other things that we make the wound deeper & prevent it from ever healing properly.
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To be clear: I am

To be clear: I am not anti-marriage. I am anti-marrying-people-who-suck-at-life-and-will-suck-the-life-out-of-you.
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Looking for a gem, we

Looking for a gem, we are sometimes dumb enough to try to hold on to a lump of coal, convinced that it will turn into a diamond in our lifetime... but all it does it get sh*t all over you until you burn it and use the energy for something else.
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