Lower the Standard: That’s My Motto, by Karl Shapiro

Blog – Rolf Potts
20/08/2020
Lower the Standard: That’s My Motto, by Karl Shapiro

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Lower the standard: that’s my motto. Somebody is always pushing the food out of reach. We’re tired of falling off ladders. Who says a child can’t paint? A pro is somebody who does it for money. Lower the standards. Let’s all play poetry. Down with ideals, flags convention buttons, morals, the scrambled eggs on the…

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