#knowing-oneself

"Frivolous Gossip and Poetry It's just so much frivolous gossip to dwell upon the moral merits of a poet;what should only concern the reader is the merit of his words.Leave moral judgments to the preachers and aesthetic judgments to the critical readers."

"Beating the Language Like a Tom-Tom with a Mohawk "Actually, you will receive a free pre-owned gift with every purchase,irregardless of the awesome enormity of your stupidity."

"Simply Fabulous Haiku If I write fablesam I a fabulist orsimply fabulous?"

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

"Trickeries, Sophistries and Traps [10w] Life's great irony is that we, the trapped,set traps."

"Iran [10w] In Teheran daylight dawnswith minarets against skies of bronze."

"Deal or No Deal ~ Deal with It "God, please tell me the place I'm going after I dieis filled with bright eyes and bushy tails, or I'm not going."

"Using the Backdoor If we compare writing computer code to sex,then hacking would be anal sex."

"Scientology [10w] There's nothing more oppressive than the ignorance of foolish belief."

"Kraft Macaroni & Cheese: It's the cheesiest... ...advertising slogan ever!"

"Wheaties: Breakfast of Champions... who'll endorse any product for a price."

"I [10w] 'I' is a wellspring in the desertoverflowing with life."

"Birds [10w] When a bird wakens, flight is no longer a dream."

"What's Hot [10w] + {Couplet} We incorrectly assume what's hotis becoming what we're not."

"Did He Do the Right Thing? I walked out of the room. I did not stay to watch my beloved draw her last breath because I didn't want all my magical memories of her tainted by the profanity of death."

"Lost Love [10w] + {Couplet} Lost love's the season of mists,Though they are gone, memory persists."

"The Poet's Way Are we ever sure what we do,will endure and get its due?No.But we do it anyway.For that is the poet's way."

"Family {Couplet} For my misery, family brings relief,tripling my joy, halving my grief.This aesthetic arithmetic's quite poetic,an accounting surmounting odds unsympathetic.Now there seems no hardship I cannot withstand,accompanied by my exponential, familial band."

"Journalist asks me whether I can sit down for an interview... Sorry, I can't talk now. I'm busy writing up a storm.How about tomorrow?Sorry, tomorrow I'm bust conjuring up a tornado."

"Seafood My body's just a shell,the world is my oyster ~and I'm getting a whale of appetiteright now for some delicious seafood ."