#poetry

"Tonight I saw myself in the dark window asthe image of my father, whose lifewas spent like this,thinking of death, to the exclusionof other sensual matters,so in the end that lifewas easy to give up, sinceit contained nothing: evenmy mother's voice couldn't make himchange or turn backas he believedthat once you can't love another human beingyou have no place in the world."

"Save the Last Dance for Me Life is a Hesitation Waltz danced to swing time measure. We're all given the free will to suspend our moving foot or slowly drag it during the halt."

"Wrong Number [10w] There is no such thing as dialing a wrong number."

"Chutzpah {Limerick} Despite your unmitigated audacity,you're effrontery remains one of opacity.Let me suggest you turn Jewand learn chutzpah too,to realize your fullest capacity."

"Shakespeare vs. Keynesian Economics {Couplet} If 'Neither a lender nor a borrower be',investments would dry up, economies stagnate,and off to the poorhouse go you and me."

"even in the loneliest momentsi have been therefor myself."

"What is God? (60) [10w] God's always the correct answer once you rephrase the question."

"Battered Women [5w] Battered womenare more crispy."

"Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you."

"With all honesty, somewhere between the hello and the dreams I saw you in I fell in love."

"Grave Dancing for Dummies {Couplet} They danced at my grave when I was buried at sea;with my haters drowned, I'm now totally free."

"Fodder for Poets [10w] Childhood memories are the most seminal sustenance for creating poetry."

"Wordplay hides a key to reality that the dictionary tries in vain to lock inside every free word."

"Good vs. Great [10w] To be good twice is a true mark of greatness."

"Say This to Her/Him and Just See What Happens... *I want to kiss you in places I've never kissed you before."

"Read her poetry before you make love to her. That way she’ll be asleep when you do. I’m as romantic as a rocking chair with wheels."

"Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.And be it gash or gold it will not comeAgain in this identical disguise."

"We pull our boots on with both handsbut we can't punch ourselves awake and all I can do is stand on the curb and say Sorryabout the blood in your mouth. I wish it was mine.I couldn't get the boy to kill me, but I wore his jacket for the longest time."

"You are never too old to become younger!"

"Accurs'd McDonalds, I Bite my Thumb at Thee! {Couplet} Let vex'd heavens rant and rage,This here McNigga slave ain't workin' for no McMinimum wage."