Beryl Dov

"Past is Past [10w] Lovers should clearly avoid obsessing about each other's romantic past."

"Dogs Playing Poker Art [10w] Poker-faced dogs looks like they're bluffing or need to shit."

"Prickly Pears [10w] Men are often like cactus fruits ~thorny outside,mushy inside."

"Dialogue Knowledge compromises its truthonce it ceases to be a dialogue."

"Russian, Umerzhurnalistka Someone who too many questions for his own good. Literally, 'Dead journalist'."

"Knowledgeable [10w] The knowledgeable man inventoried and catalogued everything he doesn't know."

"Angels vs. Fools [10w] Au contraire: Angels rush in where fools fear to tread."

"Paranoid Realist Perspective [10w] "I've conquered all my enemies except for the real ones."

"The 'Ugly' Poet [10w] Poets develop cleverness with wordsto compensate for their unattractiveness."

"Comfort Zone Your comfort zone has a clock on it, ticking off until it becomes your death zone."

"Do Me No Favors Haiku 'Do me no favors ~I can take care of myself.So, pay the check and drive me home."

"Overheard at McDonalds "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.Are you going to finish those fries?"

"Poorly Hidden [10w] We're incapable of hiding arrogance, ambition or being in love."

"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."

"Pun vs. Puny [10w] + {Couplet} "His penis was a pun,judging by the predictable groans.The hours set by innuendos,the seconds by the moans."

"Fig The proud oak wed a seedling figHe welcomed her caressThough round his lofty limbs she woundHe saw no need for distress.The fig enveloped all his trunkHer grip grew firm and tightThe oak withered in his arroganceAs she choked off his last light."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Scientology [10w] There's nothing more oppressive than the ignorance of foolish belief."

"What is the Meaning of Life? [10w] {6} To be transformed into all we are capable of becoming."

"Regret vs. Good Times "If I had to regret the good times I spent with every lover who eventually disillusioned me,my love life would be reduced to ten seconds."