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I am writing these poems from inside a lion.


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I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits?

I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits?



When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?

When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?



Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.



Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless. Christmas dinner's dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey's point of view.

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless. Christmas dinner's dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey's point of view.



There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.

There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.



Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.

Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.



What did the carrot say to the wheat? Lettuce rest, I'm feeling beet.

What did the carrot say to the wheat? Lettuce rest, I'm feeling beet.



And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.

And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.



But all the magic I have known I've had to make myself.

But all the magic I have known I've had to make myself.



I can be someone's and still be my own.

I can be someone's and still be my own.





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True leadership is about pulling forth the gold in everyone and believing in people before they deserve it.

True leadership is about pulling forth the gold in everyone and believing in people before they deserve it.




NEVER COUNT A SACRIFICE AS A COST

NEVER COUNT A SACRIFICE AS A COST



I plunged into him, kissing him like I was flame and he was wood, our tongues igniting

I plunged into him, kissing him like I was flame and he was wood, our tongues igniting



Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.

Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.



The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It's what you think.

The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It's what you think.



How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.

How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.



But you don’t have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.” “You don’t have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isn’t always out to get you.

But you don’t have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.” “You don’t have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isn’t always out to get you.



The whole fruit is already present in the seed.

The whole fruit is already present in the seed.



No thought, no reflection, no analysis, no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself.

No thought, no reflection, no analysis, no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself.




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