Beryl Dov

"The Human Race Pleasure is the sprint.Contentment is the 5 mile.Happiness is the marathon."

"Obscure Poetry Obscurity does not make a poem better or deeper.It simply makes it obscure."

"Opportunities Come a Knockin' [10w] Never miss the opportunity to fuck or write poetry."

"Infinite Promise The carrot of infinite promise always dangles just inches beyond our noses.The trick is to surreptitiously switch that carrot for a zucchini."

"Loneliness [10w] Loneliness is GPS equipped new Mercedeswith nowhere to go.****************"

"Travel [10w] The difference between a traveler and vacationer is one arrives."

"Death [10w] What the the dying most resent is life goes on."

"The Dangers of Second Hand Smoke "Second hand smoke can be harmful becauseif you don't put out that fucking cigaretteI'm smashing your head open with this baseball bat."

"When in Doubt [10w] If your relationship becomes stagnant,set fire to her dress."

"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."

"Wisconsin State Motto Forward.Leading the nation in drunk driving and Cheesehead hats."

"Ranger Smith, Unemployement and the Possibility of Unperceived Existence If a tree falls in the forest and we're not there,do we fire the park ranger without making a sound?"

"Democracy, Really [10w] A democracy is free to replace one tyranny with another."

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

"Sex Kitchens of the Future [10w] Her entire kitchen was made of silicone ~ including her breasts."

"Amazon.com Amazon.com is the Church of Consumer Capitalismwhose ethics demands we know the price of everything,the value of absolutely nothing of true moral valueand most importantly ~Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought."

"Depression vs. Death Depression is anger turned within causing misery and hopelessness.Death is hate turned within until it totally eats you alive."

"Argument [10w] Argue for the sake of resolutionnot for arguments sake.."

"Sublime Beauty When I shut my eyes, I can move mountains.When I open them, mountains can move me."

"2 Rules on Becoming a Good Poet [10w] Rule#1: Never write shitty poetry.Rule#2: Never forget Rule #1."