#death

"Out-of-the-Box [10w] I march to my own drummerin a drum circle."

"Poets and their Thin Skins Every poet is thin-skinned when it comes to criticism ~without ithow could he ever possess the astute sensitivity about lifeto even write poetry?"

"You can't give her that!' she screamed. 'It's not safe!'IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.'She's a child!' shouted Crumley.IT'S EDUCATIONAL.'What if she cuts herself?'THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON."

"They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end."

"Poetry in a Bottle [10w] If you could bottle poetry you'd have one addictive drink."

"We have once again succeeded in destroying what we could not create."

"When your family dies, that’s a bummer, but that’s life. When my family dies, it’s a tragedy and the world is unbalanced and biased."

"Imagine being sentient but not alive. Seeing and even knowing, but not alive. Just looking out. Recognizing but not being alive. A person can die and still go on. Sometimes what looks out at you from a person's eyes maybe died back in childhood."

"9/11 Haiku: Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York "Now you boxcutter, Iraqi Pete, camel fuckersreally pissed me off!"

"Nothing remains forever, only thing that remain forever is romantically stupid word forever."

"The Squeaky Wheel The squeaky wheel ~will put you $374.43 in the holeafter replacing the brake pad, rotorsand $500 with a new master cylinder."

"Winning vs. Losing [10w] Too often the cost of winning is losing your soul."

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

"As for Gussie Finknottle, many an experienced undertaker would have been deceived by his appearance and started embalming on sight."

"This is a long goodbye, yet not time enough. I have no aptitude for this. I cannot learn this. I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness."

"Income Tax [10w] A man's income tax return measures his integrity and stupidity."

"Soup [10w] Never marry anyone who eats their soup with a ladle."

"Telekinetic Poker Players Telekinetic poker players have a tell when they're bluffing:they always raise you."

"Death is the Graduation of the Soul"

"Either this wallpaper goes, or I do."