caricatures

wide rimmed glasses

left on the countertop

after reading murakami

…

overexaggerate

our reputations

so much so

that we are constantly

searching for ways

to showcase the best parts

of ourselves to others

chewing gum

termite mounds

chimpanzees inspect

broken stems and twigs

…

despite popular myths

it’s essential for us to understand

that doing the same thing

over and over again

doesn’t always lead

to overall success

but lessons learned

qotd

newspaper stand

headlines after headlines

fall to deaf ears

…

if we are to understand

what separates

a good quote

from a bad one

we should acknowledge

how these statements

made us feel

available

garden clippers trim

the old bonsai tree

pine needles rise

…

what if we looked

past not having

the latest and greatest

application, product, or platform

and adjusted our attention

to the tools and equipment

at our fingertips?

π

trilling along

my middle and ring fingers

rest on the ivory

…

maybe the feats

of memorizing and

using mnemonics

to aid in our retrieval

of long lists of numbers

can tell us more about

setting systems than chasing goals