#poetry

"Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds."

"You only live twice:Once when you are bornAnd once when you look death in the face"

"Getting Real about the Eel It's not that eel wants to avoid commitment.From the eel's point of view, it is a matter of survival.Who the fuck wants to be with an eel anyway,when there are plenty of less slippery fish."

"I arise from dreams of thee,And a spirit in my feetHas led me- who knows how?To thy chamber-window, Sweet!"

"Rebellious Fish [10w] Sometimes swimming against the current turns you into glazed salmon."

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

"Humanity i love you because youare perpetually putting the secret oflife in your pants and forgettingit's there and sitting downon itand because you areforever making poems in the lapof death Humanityi hate you"

"Why Utopias Fail When you tie several horses together and one takes the lead, they all fall."

"Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I goTo heal my heart and drown my woeRain may fall, and wind may blowAnd many miles be still to goBut under a tall tree will I lieAnd let the clouds go sailing by"

"Poets Be Realists! Poets be realists!It's O.K. to keep your jobs ~just don't quit your day dreams."

"Opportunity Knocks: China When opportunity knocksthe Chinese make knock-offs."

"Illinois State Motto State sovereignty, national union.Life begins and ends with corruption."

"I saw my face todayAnd it looked older,Without the warmth of wisdomOr the softnessBorn of pain and waiting.The dreams were gone from my eyes,Hope lost in hollownessOn my cheeks,A finger of deathPulling at my jaws.So I did my push-upsAnd wondered if I'd ever find you,To see my faceWith friendlier eyes than mine."

"Consciousness-Driven Evolution circa 60,000 B.C. Random genetic mutation allowed homo sapiens to compete more successfully for food and mating rights. Just listen to girl chatter posted on the cave walls:"Boy, Uggh is hot. He's sentient!""Yeah. He doesn't need a club to get my attention."

"What One Vulture Said to the Other I have a bone to pick with you ~which end shall we start on?"

"O serpent heart hid with a flowering face!Did ever a dragon keep so fair a cave?Beautiful tyrant, feind angelical, dove feather raven, wolvish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of devinest show, just opposite to what thou justly seemest - A dammed saint, an honourable villain!"

"Fate [10w] The eternal point where our dreams intersect is called fate."

"Clairol: Does she or doesn't she... ...take it up the ass."

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"She plants love, and she grows roses. The fragrance of romance comes from the blossom that blooms in the heart."