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"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."

"They'd Rather Switch [10w] Hearing is wasted on the blind;sight, on the deaf."

"Peter's destiny lay along a different path from John's. And your calling is unlike anyone else's. But the call remains the same: "Follow Me!"

"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."

"Men love women who are courageous for it means they can go all the way with him in his pursuit of his good dreams and intentions."

"Gypsy When one gypsy spits on you, its disgusting;when two do, it's suspicious;when three do, you're late to a gypsy wedding."

"Explosive Heart [10w] + {Couplet} A heart that's been playedcan become a hand grenade."

"Moment of Truth 'Moment of truth' is derived fromthe Spanish momento de la verdad, that Hemingway epiphanous moment when the matador is about to kill the bull. Now it means the moment you realize you won't make it back to the parking meter before it expires ~sometimes expressed as, Motherfucker!"

"The Road to Hell The road to hell is paved with 16 in. x 16 in. Red Brickface Concrete Step Stones.Only $2.97 each.Always in Stock atThe Home Depot."

"Sustainable- Nutritious Eating/Living has a Higher Purpose."

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

"Divine Write [10w] To write is to divinely dabblein infinite alternate realities."

"Leaping lemmings! Leaping lemmings!I so adore ya'Can't get enoughJust want more’o'ya'!When I've had my fill'o'ya',I long for anotherRefill'o'ya.So, let's cut my spiel And here's the deal:I'm just gonna' haveta' cloneya'!So, when we're doneJust having fun --I'm just gonna' haveta' boneya'Again."

"I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all."

"Why Don't You Practice What You Preach [10w] The reason I teach and preach?In order to learn."

"Flattery [10w] Flattery is the only passport that will get you everywhere"

"Transubstantiation [10w] Transubstantiate digression into confessionand drink from poetry's Holy Grail."

"The magic of purpose and of love in its purest form. Not televison love, with its glare and hollow and sequined glint; not sex and allure, all high shoes and high drama, everything both too small and in too much excess, but just love. Love like rain, like the smell of a tangerine, like a surprise found in your pocket."

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

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