#death

"The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live --moreover, the only one."

"Death as Opportunity [10w] Death's an opportunity to wisely fill the void it leaves."

"He had been bored, that's all, bored like most people. Hence he had made himself out of whole cloth a life full of complications and drama. Something must happen - and that explains most human commitments. Something must happen, even loveless slavery, even war or death. Hurray then for funerals!"

"The meaning of life is that it stops."

"Love is like war, except without all the blood and death and stuff."

"Spreading Yourself Too Thin We tend to bite off more than we can chewbecause we've got big mouths."

"It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners."

"Poetry as Conspiracy [10w] A poem is unspoken conspiracy between the reader and poet."

"He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived."

"Enemies [10w] I prefer my enemies death than apologeticfor closure's sake"

"I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names."

"Origami Master If you're the greatest origami master in the worldmaybe I can find you a job folding napkins at a restaurant.I'm not making any promises."

"All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end, the graves are identical."

"Unwitting Measure [10w] + {Couplet} "You I love and treasurein an equal, unwitting measure."

"Penetrate the Mysteries "If you ever hope to penetrate the mysteries of the universe,you've got to buy her a drink first and then pretend you're listening."

"Heaven [10w] Heaven’s not a destination ~it’s a way of processing life."

"Saving YouThe darkness takes him over, the sickness pulls him in; his eyes—a blown out candle, I wish to go with him.Sometimes I see a flicker— a light that shone from them; I hold him to me tightly, before he's gone again."

"California Haiku "After my boob jobI'm taking acting lessons.Fuck's fifty, no anal."

"Now, I'm Not Born Yet [10w] I brought a sundial to a flight crossing the International-Date-Line."

"For this moment, this one moment, we are together. I press you to me. Come, pain, feed on me. Bury your fangs in my flesh. Tear me asunder. I sob, I sob."