1.
You can lead a horse to water
but if he is agoraphobic
you will be walking home

2.
You can run
but doing so on ice
will lead to useless bruising
and broken bones

3.
a bird in the hand
will not be terribly happy
and could shit
all over your new shoes

4.
All good things come
and most go,
but bad things linger
if you allow it

5.
In for a penny
and no one will
play poker with you.

6.
Don’t cross your bridges
you could fall in the water
and drown.

7.
Half a loaf
will always feed
two fewer people than
you have at the table

8.
The pen is mightier
than the pencil, if it
uses permanent ink.

First Published in Litmora Litmag, Issue 1 : Genesis, August 2023
https://www.litmoralitmag.com/issue-0-genesis