#powerful-story

"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?"

"Poets and Competitiveness [10w] "I'm the only poet I need to be better than."

"Athens, Texas Haiku Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.Yup, just another shithole."

"Good Egg [10w] Picking up the pieces is the responsibilty of the egg."

"Beyond the Place of Turning Back ↺ "Sometimes I wish to fly so far sou⇟hit's stars beyond the place of turning back↺"

"Sharia Justice [10w] Sharia justice is a lynch mob masquerading as Allah's will."

"Campbell's Soup: M'm! M'm! Good!... ...even though our products have more sodium than the Dead Sea."

"Leap of Faith [10w] Seeing God withinis where the leap of faith lands."

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

"Taste [10w] + [10w] "If you have sophisticated taste, you like what I like.If you're a Neanderthal, you will love what I hate."

"Did He Do the Right Thing? I walked out of the room. I did not stay to watch my beloved draw her last breath because I didn't want all my magical memories of her tainted by the profanity of death."

"The Bard's Haikus about Haiku Listen to Shakespeare,'Iambic pentameterand haiku don't mix.'A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise mannever writes haiku.If you tickle usdon't we laugh? If you wrong usshall we not haiku?The good men dolives after them; the evil'sinterred with haikus.Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some scribblesome shitty haikus."

"Hermits vs. Rising Real Estate Costs [10w] Hermits can no longer afford a cabin in the woods."

"Kansas State Motto Ad astra per aspera. [9]Flat land and flatline intelligence."

"Six Minus Three Degrees of Stupidation [10w] Three degrees of stupid:stupidstupid squaredstupid stupid stupid"

"Upgrading [10w] Promise them the worldto get the universe in return."

"Love vs. Control [10w] A lover you can control is not worthy of having."

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

"What is the Meaning of Life? [10w] {3} To create its meaning every day we live and love."

"*"Maybe the whole point of my life is to make you feel more alive."