Monday, August 22, 2011

Kubler-Ross User Guide

Just a few simple words for your jive,
To deniers who think they’ll survive;
These might do the trick,
And they're easy to pick:
'Cause with K-R, you've only got five:

Most common, of course, is denial,
For anger, we all can see bile;
A bargaining style,
Some depression awhile,
And acceptance completes our trial.

So try this out for assistance:
When people reject your persistence,
Recall Kubler-Ross
And tell them who’s boss:
They’re just manifesting resistance.

2 comments:

  1. Hi, Ben! You make me happy, happy, happy! Even if they are limericks of doom.

    mtlouie

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  2. mtlouie! How nice to see you! Ladies and gentlemen, one of the LATOC greats, from whom I learned so much!

    There was a fine gal named mtlouie,
    Who thought politics was all hooey;
    She did her darn best
    To warn all the rest
    Before the whole world went kablooey.

    mtlouie in large part defines
    The shape of our verbal designs;
    She helps us explore,
    And oh, so much more—
    It can’t all be squeezed in five lines.

    When confused, and wondering whether
    We’re ruled by a PTB tether,
    We remember we’ve read
    What mtlouie said:
    “THEY’RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER!”

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