#sacred-teachings

"The Moon The moon's a pearl among the starry gems,more cultured than the rest of them.A blemished diadem of charcoaled nightthat chaperons the sun back to the light."

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

"The Wonder of Wandering [10w] When you wander without destination,the world becomes your teacher."

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

"Cormorant’s Flight [10w] The cormorant’s flight is the first shadow of the wave."

"Cookie Cutter Criticism A critic tried to fit my sense of humor in a cookie cutter,but it wouldn't fit his preconceived shape of what comedy should be.So he pressed harder, and harder and harder until the cookie cutter cut a cookie shaperight through the palm of his hand.It doesn't hurt anymore when the critic tries to slap me in the face.There's no more hot-air resistance."

"Enigmatic Real Estate I choose to live on the edge of mysterywith its inscrutable view of complexityhedged by perplexity.Also, there's a Walmart nearby."

"You Can't Win [10w] Every bitch is a witch;every wife brings you strife."

"Err "To err is human ~ more wine!"

"Hellman's Mayonnaise: Bring out the Hellman's and bring out the best... ...artery clogger since Burger King’s Triple Whopper with Cheese."

"Valentine's Day 1 [10w] Valentine's Day affirms the promise that love can be sustained."

"Cinco de Mayo [10w] What day do the dead party to celebrate the living?"

"Death as Opportunity [10w] Death's an opportunity to wisely fill the void it leaves."

"Gone to the Dogs [10w] All ideals corrupt into ideology to sustain the social order."

"Galoshes Haiku Cherry blossoms bloomin the morning mist.Thank God I took my galoshes."

"Deadly Sex Haiku Each thrust of his cockwas another coffin nailhammered in my heart."

"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."

"Crying in the Rain If you cry in the raindoes anybody but you know you're unhappy?"

"How Hard? [10w] Fuck’em hard enough to make their breasts move like Jell-O."

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