#knowledge-education

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

"Closets Opening and Closing [10w] + [10w] You can take sweet gay men out of the closet;you can't take the closet out of the master-bedroom suite."

"The 2-Step Self-Discovery Program The first step in self-discovery is not giving a shit what anybody else thinks.The second step is knowing you're a self-centered asshole."

"Soulmate My Ass [10w] Aspire to marry the person the least wrong for you."

"My Brooklyn Childhood [10w] "Motherfucker! I gotta put more goddamn change in the swear-jar."

"Talented [10w] Being called talented brings with it more hatred than applause."

"Want vs. What's Coming to You As the Rolling Stones say,You can't always get what you want ~but God will always give you what's coming to you."

"Figure, Woman, Wife I study the sleeping figure,Stare at her sated curl of lip;Her lids sealed in dreams so pureMy love's secured from tip to tip.I study the sleeping womanHer forehead faint with sweatHer eyes wildly remmingOf adulterous sex, I bet.I study the sleeping wife,Her mouth faintly drawing breath;Her throat pouring pools of blood ~How I loved this woman to death."

"Depression vs. Death Depression is anger turned within causing misery and hopelessness.Death is hate turned within until it totally eats you alive."

"Hidden [10w] God hides enough happiness in sadness to light the world."

"Spooning [10w] Love means tasting her spaghetti sauce on a wooden spoon."

"Soar Like a Pigeon [10w] Better be a pigeon than an eagle with Indians around."

"Enemies {couplet} Ne'er shall man's enemies been drawn so near,then when he seeketh to compare."

"Leaps of Faith [10w] Like religion, leaps of faith are behind all idealistic movements."

"Area 51 [20w] If aliens were truly looking for intelligent life on earth,what the fuck were they thinking going to New Mexico?"

"The Poet's Limitless Imagination [10w] The stringy shit from my goldfish turns him into a kite."

"Transubstantiation [10w] Transubstantiate digression into confessionand drink from poetry's Holy Grail."

"Sex Kitchens of the Future [10w] Her entire kitchen was made of silicone ~ including her breasts."

"Fame [10w] Fame has a funny way of rewriting your entire past."

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