#knowing-oneself

"Poets Job Description [10w] Poets console the soul with words and eyes with images."

"Love in the Afterlife [10w] Maybe I'll love you in the afterlife.This life, fuhgeddaboudit."

"Imaginary Friends When my childhood imaginary friend got mad at mehe insulted me by calling me 'real'."

"Persistence If persistence is the foundation of all success, how come persistent liars and nags aren't more successful?"

"Death & Poetry Nothing softens the blow of death like a cushy poem to fall upon."

"Too Beautiful for Words [10w] + [10w] When nature presents us with miracles too beautiful for words,it is either a mountain, a beach, or a baby."

"Grass in a Sidewalk Crack Grass sprounting miraculously in a sidewalk crack is a metaphor forlousy maintenance."

"Rationalize [10w] Man needs an apt aphorism to rationalize his ruthless actions."

"Galoshes Haiku Cherry blossoms bloomin the morning mist.Thank God I took my galoshes."

"Enigmatic Real Estate I choose to live on the edge of mysterywith its inscrutable view of complexityhedged by perplexity.Also, there's a Walmart nearby."

"Murder [10w] Two coats of paint doen't get rid of a ghost."

"Rationality vs. Madness [10w] Rationality maintains the world's status quo.Madness drives the change."

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

"If You Can't Think, You've No Right to Speak [10w] Our Constitution's guarantee of free speech specifically excludes fucking idiots."

"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."

"Mint Julep {Couplet} I've had more than a hint of a tulip or two,after treating them to a mint julep, or two."

"Stratospherical Poems [10w] Poets circle the earth in a higher orbit than readers."

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

"Coffee Wisdom [2] For a real manthe only thing better than the scent of pussyis the smell of freshly ground coffee."

"Don't Quit ❣ Don't quit on love and it won't bail on you."