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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

I Only Drink Crocodile Tears

If they cut a deal with the devil
to cut you loose without ever
having to cut the crap
they’ll cut right to the chase and tell you
how much it saddens them to cut ties
while leaving the truth on the cutting room floor

Other works by Chris Gaither...
Over and In

Every time I screw up God says what He has to say and then He says Over and I always think
Desire Is Lack, So How Is It That I Lack Desire?

I can’t say I have wants and needs; mainly I don’t want to be needy
We’ve Lost the Element of Surmise

Living in the Information Age is… looking at a Pointillist painting but you can’t connect the dots
They Would Bring Us to Heel. Instead, We Choose to Heal.

If it ain’t broke Don’t fix it So, in case of emergency Break heart To break free
Robert Face-Plant

If you don’t believe I’m the Led Zeppelin of poetry just wait ‘til you see my poems go over like a lead balloon
We Are All Implicated

My wife fixed me with a stare that said Really, what haven’t you done for…
You Get What You Need

God gives us what is necessary but not sufficient because nothing is ever sufficient
Cleaning Up After Myself

The brain is the heart’s fifth chamber and I am the chambermaid
Haiku

You can only e– ver explain things with that which cannot be explained
Woman and Her Symbols

Life is simple; the meaning of life is complicated As a man I’m a simple creature but I’ve been married long enough… that women are complicated
Only Old People Are Interested in Playing Bridge Anymore

Democracy is a game of bridge where each coalition must partner… and going for broke requires not just suicidal risk but a suicide pact,
Nothing Succeeds Like Obsessed

100% of success is showing up on time
Bullying Is How a Coward Pretends to Be Brave

Antizionism feels powerful Because it claims the authority Of giving permission to hate But the feeling is soon vanquished Requiring another hit of hate
“What I relate is the history of the next two centuries. I describe what is coming, what can no longer come differently: the advent of nihilism”

G.K. Chesterton said “When men stop believing in God they don’t believe in nothing; they believe in anything” But after a while,
Snails Have but One Foot

Entire lives can be lived waiting for the other shoe to drop although often this just means you’re being crushed at a snail’s…



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