#sacred-teachings

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

"Man vs. Chimp Even chimpanzees are toolmakers,but only man has the unique honor of being a Godmaker."

"Rainbows and Gratuitous Violence Whenever I see a rainbow, I want to punch a penguin in the face."

"A Dream Come True [10w] A dream come true is a nightmare in the making."

"Objective Journalism Foreign journalists will always compromise objectivity to preserve relationships that give them better access."

"When Old Age Begins Old age seizes center stagewhen more people we love are amidst the deadthan amongst the living."

"Genesis {Couplet} God spoke the world into existence, reifying an abstraction.Now the Creator's had second thoughts and wishes to utter a retraction."

"Revenge [10w] Revenge is a long game;all you need is time."

"Where the Fuck is Waldo Even whens I finds Waldothat crackhead nigga won't cough up the five dollars he owes me."

"Arches National Park, Utah BloodshotZiggurats of rock against unbending sky,sandstone fins and eyes of ancient earth behemoth.Your windows wedged by cosmic hands of rain and melting snow, of frost and ice, of gravity and geologic time, patient and untiring,self-possessed like a child's perception of endless summer."

"Past is Past [10w] Lovers should clearly avoid obsessing about each other's romantic past."

"Seduction [10w] Seduction comes from our innate instincts for hunting and killing."

"Why I Don't Carry a Cellphone [10w] It's a sign of servility you can be contacted anytime."

"Shadows are only Neutral at Noon [10w] + {Couplet} Whose side shadows fall upon,tis' ordained by reigning sun."

"A Matter of Perspective I see rain dancing on the stage of the pond.Fish see heaven throwing a thousand kisses.My wife see a drizzle of olive oil on a pot of spaghetti. The scientist sees condensation and precipitation.The rain sees reincarnation.A poet see them all in permutation."

"You're My Favorite' If you want all your children to know they're your favorite,give them all the same nameand whisper this confession in all their earswith the promise not to telltheir brothers and sisters."

"The Refugee I packed my car with cash and valuablesand headed for the border.At the first checkpoint they took my cash.At the second they took my valuables.At the border they took my car and my shoes.I walked barefoot the last 100 feet to freedom,and was greeted with open arms by a person I didn't recognize.In time I discovered that strangerwas the me they could not take from me."

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

"Stratospherical Poems [10w] Poets circle the earth in a higher orbit than readers."

"Heart My heart jumps every time you walk through the door.It's not love.I have an arrhythmia."