Beryl Dov

"Self-Help I asked the bookseller,'Do you have any self-help books for addiction?'He said,'If I tell you, I'd be enabling you."

"Love vs. Control [10w] A lover you can control is not worthy of having."

"Alaska State Motto North to the Future.We got highest rape and STD-rate in the nation."

"The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Hill That's because my lawn is on a south-facing slope of the hill and more more open to sunlight and warm winds. It's dryer due to higher levels of evapotranspiration than my neighbor's greener north-facing slope.I'm not the least bit envious of the color of his greener grass.I'm just pissed that the prick owns a better piece of real estate."

"Broken Heart [10W] The broken heart becomes volcanic, forever rumbling anddispersing ash."

"Poetry and Ostrich Feathers A poet should leave his poem covered with a faint film of fairy dust,inviting the reader to bring his faint heartand an ostrich feather duster to the reading."

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

"3 Surefire Ways to Win a Man You sucking my cock made our relationship interesting.You taking it up your ass made it meaningful.You cooking me dinner made it lasting."

"Cutthroat Competition [10w] If competition becomes cutthroatit suggests business has become piracy."

"Delusion vs. Truth Delusions are what really set you free;the truth is a choke hold."

"The Wonder of Wandering [10w] When you wander without destination,the world becomes your teacher."

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

"Babel [10w] Building a tower to reach God doesn't require any bricks."

"Nomad {Couplet} When your roots grow from the outside in,home becomes whatever place you're in."

"Grateful [10w] + [10w] If you can't think of anything you should be grateful for,think that you can think and be grateful for that."

"Memories [10w] Spend half your life creating memories,the other half, remembering."

"Autumn Ikebana [10w] + {Haiku} Earthen rainbows raked by Autumn's Ikebana of wind arranging leaves.or:Earthen rainbows raked by Autumn's Ikebana of wind arranging leaves."

"Garden [10w] A garden is a poem written with flowers on earth."

"Mild Suffering vs. Great Suffering Mild suffering serves the purpose of inner-change.Great suffering serves the purpose of evil,or just being at the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."