#knowledge-of-self

"A Suicide's Regret "I cut my vein in vain;blood slowly oozes out.I should've cut an arteryand watch it spurt and spout."

"Lowbrows vs. Highbrows If you show something lowbrow to a highbrow does it wind up becoming crusty eye caca?"

"Obscenity [10w] Obscenity's undefinable becauseeverything that occurs in nature is natural."

"Epiphanies [10w] Epiphanies aren't intuitions of new ideas;they're rearranging existing information."

"Hidden [10w] A woman is an iceberg;we see less than 10%."

"The Warrior's Way To the warrior,peace is an annoying interruption of war."

"Fighting For Your Life [10w] 'Everything will be alright,'doesn't mean we stop the fight."

"Battered Women [5w] Battered womenare more crispy."

"Today's Affirmation [10w] "I'll unplug myself from myselfand plug into something higher."

"Somalia Haiku For a Somalian, heaven's drawing water from a well in an earthen pot."

"The Downside of Stuff {Couplet) I got what I want;I have what I need.But they want what I have,and they'll make me bleed."

"Shit Poetry [10w] Poetry without grace of expression is just so much shit."

"Tonight is For the Dying I've seen it grow dark ten-thousand times, yet never once mourned the loss of light, until tonight. Tonight I'm dying, dying, dying; before morn I may be ash in an urn, I know the light will return, maybe keeping ablaze its promise to others. Maybe not.If I had my druthers, the others would bedying, dying, dying, too,tonight."

"What's a Proper Tribute to Robin Williams? [10w] When funnymen die is to better to laugh or cry?"

"Cheeky Poets [10w] Remember 'poetry' lies between 'pitiful' and 'poop' in the dictionary."

"Money vs. Happiness [10w] Why do people with money say,'money can't buy happiness'?"

"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."

"Retail [10w] The first and last sale of the day are best."

"Goose Neck [10w] Whenever a goose has a car accident, the traffic sucks."

"The Rubik's Cube of Omár my Mán A Key of Coke underneath the Bough,A Jug of Jack, a Brick of Hash ~ Newsflash:'Now who the fuck needs Thou'."