A Tale of Us vs. Them
We think nothing’s shocking since we’ve seen it all when really it’s because we’re blind to the obvious
Staring at your phone came to be known as the thousand yard stare
They put a circle at dead ends so you can either live there or turn back but we just keep
Like a real life Picture of Dorian Gray my hair stays full even as my act wears thin
We’re running out of time Because we’re running So walk, don’t run For though we have no time to wast… Haste still makes waste
It always comes down to what is most important to you and what is most important to you is not knowing what is most import…
The realist doesn’t look at clouds… that describes the escapist The realist looks at clouds and se… from her childhood
When I got my first honey-do list after the wedding I explained to my bride that I us… until I was bitten by one of the 5… that don’t make webs
That wasn’t the sky Falling on your head That was the truth gone to ground By playing dead
I always thought saying slide trombone was like saying pizza pie until I heard about the valve trombone
The difference between art and rea… is that the artist is doomed to re… the triumphs of the past
I know what I want But do I want everyone else To know what I want That is the question
The original version’s working title was The Giveth and Taketh Away Tree but Silverstein couldn’t get it published
In the face of loss I staved off loss of control by gainsaying a loss for words
Self-discipline is The only real self-indulgence Everything else is self-abnegation