#sacred-teachings

"Leaping lemmings! Leaping lemmings!I so adore ya'Can't get enoughJust want more’o'ya'!When I've had my fill'o'ya',I long for anotherRefill'o'ya.So, let's cut my spiel And here's the deal:I'm just gonna' haveta' cloneya'!So, when we're doneJust having fun --I'm just gonna' haveta' boneya'Again."

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."

"Government Intrusion [10w] + {Couplet} America's biggest illusion is the beliefthey're free from government intrusion."

"Enemies [10w] I prefer my enemies death than apologeticfor closure's sake"

"Mint Julep {Couplet} I've had more than a hint of a tulip or two,after treating them to a mint julep, or two."

"Sink or Swim [10w] Lovers master the breaststroke, the crawl and the muff dive."

"Immortality [10w] True immortality means you've created something that will outlive you."

"Lost Love [10w] + {Couplet} Lost love's the season of mists,Though they are gone, memory persists."

"What Might Have Been {Couplet} Dwell not upon what might have been,Within such idle spin, you can never win."

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

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

"Love is a Gamble [10w] Love's a gamble ~ better lose than never spin the wheel."

"Object of Desire A woman knows she's the object of a unknown man's desirelike a game animal becoming aware it is being looked at."

"Travel [10w] The difference between a traveler and vacationer is one arrives."

"Hermit Crab Should a hermit crab be required to have a real estate license?"

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

"Grandma's Advice on Ambition "Children, if you aim for the stars you'll be impaled by small meteorites and become toast."

"La Récolteuse de la Mort Je suis la Récolteuse de la Mort et ~vous êtes ce que je viens pour les!"

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

"Still Hangin' in the Child Hood [20w] You can spend an entire lifetime trying to be a child again,or never lose your childhood to begin with."