#mind-body-spirit

"Money [10w] The root of all evil has a well earned reputation."

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

"Masochist [10w] A masochist goes to massage parlor seeking a tragic ending."

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"Glow in the Dark "You've led me from stark nightwith a love that glows in the dark."

"Charity [10w] Contentment over your life is the best aphrodisiac for charity."

"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"

"Please Don't Commemorate Me Just Yet [10w] The living are only commemorated when they're at death's door."

"Perfection [10w] If you've attained perfection,then what's the point of living?"

"A Poem Should Be Motionless A poem should be motionlessin its eternal truthsand animated to inspire latent words into action."

"Use Cosmic Ordering now, not as a morning after pill."

"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."

"If you take any step, no matter how small it is, towards achieving your dreams then you will surely find the right path and reach the abundance that lies in store for you."

"Poetry Calling [10w] Poetry's not a calling.It's a whispering in your ear."

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

"Senility [10w] Senility's like a bottle of Coke that lost its bubbles."

"Who is Fortunate? [10w] Who is fortunate?He who measures his fortune in friends."

"Becoming [10w] We're a becoming whose final shape is unknown to all."

"Rewrite☷Rewrite [10w] Happiness writes new memories;New losses rewrite over old ones."

"Myself [10w] "I don't really know myself;he's only a tenuous acquaintance."