#mastery

"Hate [10w] Love cannot hate eradicate ~only a more ruthless hate can."

"Children Learn to Love and Hate A child understands love by three months and hate by three years.How the child processes that understandingwill shape his character for the next seventy."

"Rice-a-Roni: The San Francisco treat... ...the other treat, of course, being anal penetration."

"Poets Job Description [10w] Poets console the soul with words and eyes with images."

"The Poet is God When a poem's words perfectly fit,it has legs.When they communicate well,it has a voice.When they make you think,it has a mind.When the make you feel,it has a heart.Think about it.When you write a poem,you've created a person,with a distinct identityand an immortal soulthat you send out into the worldto possibly change the world.Now you know what it feels liketo be God."

"Love and Death [10w] A person who lives without love chooses death by default."

"Ode to a Wastepaper Basket I love the way you sit in the corner,gracious like a lover,catching my every crumpled vanity."

"Lies vs. Truth [10w] I can only speak truth if I lie to myself."

"Fall in Love in Fall {Couplet} It would be more befitting to fall in love in the fall,for the leave's colorful dance of death, augurs the long haul."

"Brewing Poetry Comma sips between the lines,insights percolate into a 10w,a latte sonnet here, a cappuccino couplet there.A few smartass epiphanies,and something new in every brew.One final fix,voilà, the poem is fixed!I adore this caffeine,that alchemises the extraordinary into the routine,and vice versa with the unforseen.It turns blue aquamarine,and words into Mexican jumping beans."

"Discrete vs. Discreet Moonlight falls upon my feet,beyond the sun's overwrought conceit.I'm painted pristine white, without the heat;reflection's cool reflection~ how discreet!"

"A Moment Before Impact [10w] The deer's eyes were moonstones, reflecting back my car's headlights."

"Gypsy When one gypsy spits on you, its disgusting;when two do, it's suspicious;when three do, you're late to a gypsy wedding."

"Dressed to Kill [10w] At fashionable parties,vegetarians should not be dressed to kill."

"Comedy vs. Satire [10w] Comedy pokes fun at society's self-inflation;satire deflates the balloon."

"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 ."

"Invisible Attraction What's invisible to the eye is that as you move towards love,love moves towards you."

"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."

"Let's get physical, physical [10w] All physical contact is meaningful,even if meaningful means sleazy."

"Over-Douse [10w] Trying to mask death's smell,old ladies over-douse on perfume."