think

Drink, drink enough water
To flush or to cleanse the liver
Drink, drink, and drink
Something pink
Sometimes to unwind
The convoluted mind.

Drink from the full water pitcher
To make the voice clearer or fresher
Powerful words must be hypostatized
They ought not to be internalized
The truth shall continue to set us free
Respect, dignity, pride, death or liberty.

These are epigrams, including both original epigrams and translations of epigrams by other poets. 

Less Heroic Couplets: Marketing 101
by Michael R. Burch

Building her brand, she disrobes,
naked, except for her earlobes.

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Tea Party Madness
by Michael R. Burch 

for Connor Kelly

Since we agree,
let’s have a nice tea
with our bats in the belfry.

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