#positive-mindset

"Soar Like a Pigeon [10w] Better be a pigeon than an eagle with Indians around."

"Regret [10w] Regret's more about lost opportunities than about paths we've chosen."

"Figure, Woman, Wife I study the sleeping figure,Stare at her sated curl of lip;Her lids sealed in dreams so pureMy love's secured from tip to tip.I study the sleeping womanHer forehead faint with sweatHer eyes wildly remmingOf adulterous sex, I bet.I study the sleeping wife,Her mouth faintly drawing breath;Her throat pouring pools of blood ~How I loved this woman to death."

"Poetry is a Ladder {C☰O☰U☰P☰L☰E☰T} {The poet's job is to create a ladder} {for the reader to enter his imagination}and☰once☰they've☰climbed☰u­p☰to☰the ☰top☰remove☰each☰rung☰by☰grad­ation"

"Money Can't Buy Everything [10w] Money can't buy everything ~ but love is certainly no exception."

"Love Fades [10w] Like our love,Chinese painters show distance in faded grays."

"Telekinetic Poker Players Telekinetic poker players have a tell when they're bluffing:they always raise you."

"Rooftop Poetry Sing poetry from rooftopslike a muzzein' s call for prayer."

"Pussy [10w] Her pussy was heaven's gate and the backdoor of hell."

"You're Totally Fucked' Defined [10w] What's before you is hopeless and behind you is negligible."

"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?"

"Cruel Love [10w] Cruel love helps turn out excellent,competitive, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog children."

"Hook 'em I know how to leave them satisfied and hungry for more ~with a carefully administered shot of insulin."

"Inspiration vs. Plagiarism [10w] Inspiration is improving on another's idea;plagiarism is copy/paste piracy."

"❞ [10w] "Let's cuddle like a quotation mark filling a blank page."

"What Women Want [10w] What women want is a feeling of security with abs."

"Why Don't You Practice What You Preach [10w] The reason I teach and preach?In order to learn."

"Maintaining the Distance between Wealth and Poverty [10w] The nouveau riche are far more ruthlessthan the rich."

"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"

"What is Love? [10w] Love is the stubborn desire to find permanencein impermanence."