Try switching the order of the first two words. I think you mean the possesive "mind's" now the plural "minds". Also Drop some of the capitalization or use it consistently. See below: Curtains Open: The Mind's Monologue Begins! Nice image. I like it!

Nice. How often we're in that situation! I see an extraneous "1." prefix your 6 word memoir. I don't know why it's there. typo? Please remove. Just confusing.

I like it. Gave me jolt. Makes me think of the way best seller book prices are slashed at Amazon and Borders. I love the the the writer's soul only list from $14.95. I guess we're all hacks! The market determines value, but then I used to work on Wall Street.

Cute. Actually it works w/o the title though the title is very amusing. I especially like the "overschooled". Nice rhythm and enjoyed the switch from over to "under" to end the story.

I'd add a comma after "heart". I'm only getting one meaning--a fire sale. I was think "marked down" like edited but this seems like a stretch. I'm not sure about your word choice--"heart". "Heart" can suggest romance.

I might rearrange the words as follows: sneak attack: ideas like flies suprise. I like the way "flies" suggests the way ideas can come and go if you don't write them down. Or come at some inopportune moment when you just need to swat them away.

Before I read the poem I was thinking this was V for victory Day and would be something about a war. Then I realized you meant V for Valentine's day. A very nice interesting read. Good rhythm and tempo. It moves right along to the close. Good control of rhymes. I like they way they set up the beginning of the poem. I might rethink the word choice "attributes". "qualities" might be a better word choice. The narrator is victorious in the end.

4th stanza last line I suggest "I am gone" or "I'm gone" instead of "I am lost". That would echo "You are gone" of the second stanza. 5th stanza 2nd line: "I still remember" instead of "remembering" Maybe "But I can't do it without you." to close. I like the form, 3 line rhyme with a 4th line that doesn't rhyme and stops short. Almost a song. Very nice.

As a quote I like it, not sure it's specifically descriptive of the creative life. Seems more generally applicable. Succinct and to the point. Good job!

I like the double meaning of "Christmas Mission". That you were on a mission of goodwill or intent on Christmas celebration going to the mission, with the "winds whipping" your "conscience". Great discription of the attendees at the Christmas celebration: One by one livers bulged / like bulky presents, / eyes discolored piss.//Faces sunk sunset amber. Not really clear that you are one of guests until the last stanza. You could be a volunteer helping out for psychic penance at the beginning. I...