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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Be Careful What You Mask For, You Just Might Beget It

We live in an age
when the greatest danger
is an excess of caution

Other works by Chris Gaither...
The Deep End

Hey mister, that Deep Blue is some deep shit I know, that’s why we’re
Deal or No Deal

You keep the peace they get everything else
Between a Cloud and the Ocean, a Rain Drop Who Believes She’s Just a Rain Drop Can Feel Mighty Lonely

Just as He covered 2/3 of the Ear… God made us each 2/3 water To make it obvious But not too obvious That we don’t ever die
Safety First, People Last

The two-week lockdown To bend the curve Turned into a year-and-a-half That bent our minds When
Mammon Spawns Upstream Too

Desperate to identify new funding… We gambled that a steady stream of… Would flow to those whose stream o… Forebode the worst downstream effe… So, we began livestreaming the fut…
I Am Beyond Impressed

Charles Horton Cooley said “I am not what I think I am and I am not what you think I am; I am what I think you think I am” Before the like button
What Do You Call It When the Pot Calls the Kettle Green? The Green Economy

Paper comes from trees but when money was made of paper we all agreed that money doesn’t grow on trees
People Are Predictable Because Life Is Unpredictable

We’re not in control so we try to take control which leaves us feeling out of con… But it’s because anything can happ… that we can do anything
Hardly a Day Goes By

Wash, Rinse, Reinterpret
Man Is a Dearth Who Would Rule the Earth; What a Bore– God Offers More

You can’t win, Dearth– Your winnings will never be enough To change your nature Which is lacking the means But knowing the end
There’s No Such Thing as Personal Hygiene Because Everything Is Interpersonal

I’ve never been good at shaving I struggle to put on deodorant wit… And I’m frequently dripping tooth… Onto that same shirt In this an many other ways
“So what’s the scenario?”

The worst-case scenario comes true when enough people believe it’s the best case scenario
All Out-group Membership Cards Will Be Distributed by the In-group

First they promised us belonging Afterwards they clarified that they meant You belong to us
In Order to Glow in the Dark, You Must First Be Energized by the Light

For years I sojourned as a humble… Hanging all my hopes On one day emerging as a brilliant… For my moment in the sun Inching ever forward towards the s…
All Dreams Fulfill Wishes and Spacetime Is a Lucid Dream in Which You Move Towards Your Deepest Desire by Working for It; For Many People It Helps if They Suspend Disbelief by Imagining the Dream Is Real

All movement occurs in time Will we make our move in time? Time will tell The obvious answer: All movement occurs in time



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