#Master

"I believe the way to master my destiny is to serve others. If I raise up others, am I not also raised up?"

"The Road to Hell The road to hell is paved with 16 in. x 16 in. Red Brickface Concrete Step Stones.Only $2.97 each.Always in Stock atThe Home Depot."

"Garden [10w] A garden is a poem written with flowers on earth."

"Breaking with Tradition is Tradition You can take the poem outside of tradition,but you can't take tradition out of the poem."

"FBI vs. CIA When a person works for the FBI for 20 years and retires,he gets a watch.When a person works for the CIA for 20 years and retires,he gets watched.I know this not because I'm in law enforcement or with the NSA ~I know this because I have HBO."

"Child on a Swing Haiku Child screeches like birdas swing reaches for heaven.Stars fill his pocket."

"How Hard? [10w] Fuck’em hard enough to make their breasts move like Jell-O."

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

"Paranoid Realist Perspective [10w] "I've conquered all my enemies except for the real ones."

"You Can't Win [10w] Every bitch is a witch;every wife brings you strife."

"Measuring Love The only scientist who can measure love is the onewho's in love with another scientist."

"River Mountain Ocean [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} Rivers delight in their flow;Mountains savor their snow.But oceans are in concurrencetheir contentment comes from recurrence."

"Rat Trap Haiku 'Hmm, 12 by 13,4 by 9. Oy! You call thisrat trap an apartment?"

"The Sound of Killing [10w] + [10w] A doe, a deer, a femaledeerin my headlights.A doe, a deer, a femaledeeron my sunroof."

"Writer's Prayers That Don't Work "Lord, lead me from the banality of everyday life,to the gleaming one beneath the surface."

"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."

"Prayer [10w] Despite God's grace, prayer is not a wish granting well."

"Love vs. Control [10w] A lover you can control is not worthy of having."

"Socrates [10w] "I know less than you.That's how smart I am!"

"Hook 'em I know how to leave them satisfied and hungry for more ~with a carefully administered shot of insulin."