#Meaning

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Lost & Found of Love We cannot forfeit what was not truly ours to begin with.You can only lose yourself in the heartbreak of love lostand find yourself againinthe miracle of love regained."

"First Day at Harvard [10w] Smartest kid in the roomwalks into room of competitors."

"Russian, Umerzhurnalistka Someone who too many questions for his own good. Literally, 'Dead journalist'."

"Small Degrees Lobster don't fathom they're being cooked,like relationships being snuffed out in small degreesbut in reverse, as love begins to freeze over, trapping you in a impenetrable ceiling of ice until you drown."

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

"California Haiku "After my boob jobI'm taking acting lessons.Fuck's fifty, no anal."

"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."

"Objective Journalism Foreign journalists will always compromise objectivity to preserve relationships that give them better access."

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

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

"The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living."

"The Written Word The only thing I hold dearer than myself(and my moms, yo') ~is the written word.I'd give my life for that bitch, (yo'.)"

"Accept the universeAs the gods gave it to you.If the gods wanted to give you something elseThey’d have done it.If there are other matters and other worldsThere are."

"Gays & Lesbians Birds of a feather fuck together."

"Babel [10w] Building a tower to reach God doesn't require any bricks."

"The Flood that Did Not Subside [10w] What would today's world be,If Noah's dove flew into obscurity?"

"ESL New immigrantswho've taken ESL (English as a Second Language),will always misunderstand sarcasm ~but those fuckers sure as shit enjoy the prices at Walmart."