#positive-outlook

"Heartbreak [10w] Heartbreak’s like a heart attack but without the hospital bills."

"Amazon.com Amazon.com is the Church of Consumer Capitalismwhose ethics demands we know the price of everything,the value of absolutely nothing of true moral valueand most importantly ~Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought."

"Diplomacy The diplomat's expert way of saying 'They should go fuck themselves' is:"We are agreed in principleand will take our minor differencesunder thoughful consideration."

"Russian, Metafizicheskiy-poshlost This is the humorous metaphysical banality like watching Tolstoy's wife, Sophia, nag her husband about leaving borscht stains on the table linen. The resulting discombobulation totally messed up the ending of Anna Karenina."

"Child on a Swing Haiku Child screeches like birdas swing reaches for heaven.Stars fill his pocket."

"Having Words with Words [10w] ”I’ve had a falling out with words,leaving me speechless."

"Perfect Sex [10w] Perfects sex balances the conflicting pleasures of submission and mastery."

"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."

"Suicide Note [10w] "Don't ask why I committed suicide.Question why everybody doesn’t."

"Diana Sporting a Remington Sendero SF II {Couplet} Over one shoulder hung a rifle, over the other swung a brace of pheasants;She was a no-nonsense breed of sniper, a viper with no time for fangs of conscience."

"Dialogue Knowledge compromises its truthonce it ceases to be a dialogue."

"Imitation [10w] Art imitates life.Life imitates art.I just imitate imitation."

"Penetration [10w] The difference between truism and an enlightened [10w] is penetration."

"Mmm Mmm Good Gimmick Campbell's Soup announced todayit's introducing 'QWERTY' soupfor our more computer literate children.Who are they kidding?They're just relabeling the old Alphabet Soup."

"Memories [10w] Spend half your life creating memories,the other half, remembering."

"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."

"Every Small Child is a Miracle [10w] The God of small children is the one true God."

"Extra Crispy Deranged Free Range Chickens "Hey, I may be delusional in believing you're delusional,but one thinks for sure, the person who bothers to read this shit is delusional."

"Don't Mess with the Queen {Couplet} The first man harnessing the secrets of fireCannot compare with the revelation of your sovereign ire."

"Too Much Information You must empty your mind of garbage to let new garbage in."