#positive-attitude

"Metamorphosis [10w] Change. Become the butterfly.Don't stay a caterpillar with wings."

"Origami Master If you're the greatest origami master in the worldmaybe I can find you a job folding napkins at a restaurant.I'm not making any promises."

"2 Rules on Becoming a Good Poet [10w] Rule#1: Never write shitty poetry.Rule#2: Never forget Rule #1."

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

"Legacy To leave a legacy,you first gotta leave your leg in the door."

"Spooning [10w] Love means tasting her spaghetti sauce on a wooden spoon."

"Poetry and Ostrich Feathers A poet should leave his poem covered with a faint film of fairy dust,inviting the reader to bring his faint heartand an ostrich feather duster to the reading."

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

"Relatively Speaking [10w] The irony about 'relativism theories' is that they're relative too."

"Kaddish Kaddish for Mrs. Ginsbergis not Kaddish,For your mom raised a Buddhistand mine raised a Jew.You'll zazen for your loss,I'll daven for mine.I do not belittle your loss,your grief is no less than mine.But by abandoning your tribe, אלון,Who now will say Kaddish for you?"

"Wine [10w] American wines tasting as good as French wines are presumptuous."

"Rules of Etiquette [10w] Rules of etiquette are pretend manners for the lower classes."

"The Poet's Disease My body atrophies.My mind swells.Imagination's become my crutch."

"Good and Evil To have good and evil the Devil must always remain a step beyond saving."

"Love Undeniable [10w] A lover may deny anything to their lover but love."

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

"Great Poets [10w] Great poets can milk blood and tears from a stone."

"Virtual Friends [10w] Internet camaraderie's bullshit because these 'friends' can't be relied upon."

"What's in it for me?' A selfish person doesn't become compassionate as the result of some words of wisdom or epiphany. The selfish need selfish reasons to act unselfish."

"Penetrate the Mysteries "If you ever hope to penetrate the mysteries of the universe,you've got to buy her a drink first and then pretend you're listening."