#masters

"Boundaries [10w] Receiving bribes blurs the clear boundaries between friends and enemies."

"No-brainers [10w] No-brainers are challenging enough for people with no fucking brains."

"New York City [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} In fast-paced New York Cityeven the bubbling brooks babble.The Hudson and East River run rabid,skirting the rabble"

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."

"Lonely Marriage is the best refuge of the lonely to be lonely together,and if it lasts long enough,take turns being lonely."

"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."

"War [10w] Fight wars not to win, but so our enemies don't."

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"Broken [10w] + {Couplet} "His gifts have become broken things, hidden from my view,Sitting on a shelf, above my shoes, like exterminated Jews."

"Definition of Haiku in Haiku Due to brevityyour lame observations seemdeeper than they are."

"To Trend or Not to Trend I've had a thousand trending poems,they were rarely my best.Evoking empathy and shared feelingis the poet's only true test."

"Argument [10w] Argue for the sake of resolutionnot for arguments sake.."

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

"Coins [10w] Statesmen whose faces are on coins are amenable to change."

"Herpes [10w] Only greatness and genital herpes are conspicuous by their absence."

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

"Love Haiku Sumerian whoregrabs my wedge, says: 'I love aman in cuneiform."

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

"Chlorophylia [10w] + {Couplet} Few things amaze as the paletteof the autumn blaze."

"One Poet, 20 Months, 6000 Poems [10w] Let me take this breath... to celebrate my 6000th poem."