#knowing-oneself

"Myself [10w] "I don't really know myself;he's only a tenuous acquaintance."

"Seduction [10w] Seduction comes from our innate instincts for hunting and killing."

"Optimists vs. Death [10w] Optimists are hopeful people who see a coffin as half-full."

"Ineffable Poetry A good poem goes beyond the physics of our world;it can't be quantified; it's an ineffable voice that speak directly to our soul,bypassing the laws of this world."

"Mended [10w] {Couplet} If the recently mended heart,breaks again, it shall not start."

"Travel [10w] The difference between a traveler and vacationer is one arrives."

"Virtual Reality [10w] Bliss is a virtual-reality headset coupled with a virtual-reality hooker software."

"Imaginary Friends [10w] My imaginary friend insulted me by calling me real."

"Spineless [10w] There are more spineless men on the planet than jellyfish."

"Crying in the Rain If you cry in the raindoes anybody but you know you're unhappy?"

"Self-Sufficiency [10w] When God closes a door,buy a Sawzall from Home Depot."

"What One Vulture Said to the Other I have a bone to pick with you ~which end shall we start on?"

"Siesta Mud tracked from the rice fields blazon a pathFrom kitchen to cellar escaping noon’s wrath.A quiet siesta to break the ordealOf scything and sifting and spinning the wheel.Half a dream later he returns to the fieldTo seeding earth’s furrows. massaging its yield.And when Sun descends gravely back to her tombHe tracks back to the kitchen, the cellar, his room."

"Breathe inhale.exhalerepeatThat should solve 90% of your problems.For the other 10% ask your local Rabbi."

"Idiots vs. Fools [10w] Idiots listen to other's bullshit;fools listen to their own."

"Vengeance, Thy Name is Woman Betrayed women aren't exactly vengeful,but they aren't exactly anything else."

"Poetry Should Dance [10w] Let poetry dance ~neither outpace it nor let it lag."

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

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

"Depression Busy people have neither the time nor the swimming skills to take a divein a pool of depression."