Rhyme and Reason.

RHYME AND REASON

Don't pull any punches. Say what's on your mind.
Just cut to the chase and save everyone time.
The gist of a story can be told in four lines.
And it's poetic justice to tell it in rhyme

10/16/04
Since most decisions are made on the basis of feelings,
it's usually futile to try and convince others with reasoning.
You will have more success getting what you want or need
by appealing to strong emotions like sex, fear, and greed.

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If you had a choice, with whom would you side --
the devil you know or someone who's untried?
Fear of the unknown can prevent needed change.
Is the security of wrong worth more of the same?

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Our country appears to be split down the middle.
How that came to be is really no riddle.
Minor differences were exploited by those hoping to gain
by making enemies of people who are essentially the same.

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"What's in it for me?" s/he asked greedily.
I replied "I was hoping you'd do it for free.
There are things more rewarding than wealth, power, and fame --
such as giving to others with no thought of gain."

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Chicken Little warned the sky was falling.
The deaf weren't aware that she was calling.
The dumb tried to silence her by stalling.
The blind were both leading and following.

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Getting stuck in a rut is easy to do.
The devil you know is like super glue.
Comfort is as addictive as heroin.
The cost is measured in what might have been.

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Everyone's hurrying to and fro;
people to meet and places to go.
Lost in the bustle is the realization
that what counts is the journey, not the destination.

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Common sense can be nonsense.
An opinion can be dense.
Faith can be misplaced or untrue.
A gut reaction can be the flu.

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I protested against the Vietnam War
and was called unpatriotic and a whole lot more
for exercising the very rights guaranteed
by the country I was told to love or leave.

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Can you believe the political ads?
They would be funny if they weren't so sad.
If we're dumb enough to believe what they say,
we deserve what we get on election day.

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If cuss words reveal a limited vocabulary,
stereotypes reveal a limited mentality.
When people who object to the former use the latter,
it's a good indication their opinion doesn't matter.

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Litterbug, litterbug, fly away home.
Your house is a mess and it's time to atone.
All the rubbish that you've had the gall to discard
has been picked up, collected, and dumped on your yard.

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Gruesome photos of the bodies of Saddam's sons are fine.
Pictures of flag-draped coffins returning home cross the line.
Does the ban maintain dignity and protect privacy?
Or is it public relations masking hypocrisy?

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Doesn't have any doubts. Hasn't made a mistake.
Tough guy on a mission and he won't vacillate.
Mistakes are life's lessons and a source of wisdom.
How smart can a person be who's never made one?

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One's not a deep thinker but has high EQ.
High IQ, low EQ describes number two.
Which politician will Americans elect?
The non-intellectual is the better bet.

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I'm not a potato; I don't supersize meals.
My body mass index is close to ideal.
I find it a lamentable irony
when an average American calls me skinny.

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A sincere belief is not the same as as thought.
What was, is, and will be is different from ought.
No answers to questions, no hint of a plan.
One day Mr. President; next day also ran.

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