#sacred-teachings

"Informal HP Survey: Should Poetry Rhyme? O.K., readers, anybody who thinks poetry should rhymeplease tap your caneor jiggle your walker."

"Love's War [10w] In love's war there aren't winners and losers ~just casualties."

"Evil Thoughts [10w] Believing 'You're either with us or against us' is evil."

"Obscenity [10w] Obscenity's undefinable becauseeverything that occurs in nature is natural."

"Pain vs. Pleasure {Couplet} Pain and pleasure are nearly identical,the difference lies in their temporal perception.Pleasure feels fleeting, pain feels unending;both jolt us at the nerve's first inception."

"Summer NYC ☜ʇɥƃᴉlɟ☞'ɥsɐp ɐ 'ɥsɐlds ∀˙ɥʇɐq ʍollɐɥs ɐ ʇɐ sʍoɹɹɐds ǝʞᴉlsɹǝlʞuᴉɹds ʇɐ uǝɹplᴉɥƆ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Children at sprinklerslike sparrows at a shallow bath.A splash, a dash, ☜flight☞"

"ESL New immigrantswho've taken ESL (English as a Second Language),will always misunderstand sarcasm ~but those fuckers sure as shit enjoy the prices at Walmart."

"Iowa Haiku "We're not really dull,we are just misunderstood.Weed helps dull the pain."

"Mild Suffering vs. Great Suffering Mild suffering serves the purpose of inner-change.Great suffering serves the purpose of evil,or just being at the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Overheard at Ashtanga Yoga Class *"I don't know my he left me. I even had a rabbit's food hanging from my dreamcatcher.""Maybe you should've used a little more suction and a few less amulets."

"The Sound of Killing [10w] + [10w] A doe, a deer, a femaledeerin my headlights.A doe, a deer, a femaledeeron my sunroof."

"Office Depot: Taking Care of Business... ...with short breaks, bad management and no job advancement opportunities."

"Hate Recycle Bin When you empty your hate recycle binit frees up more memory to write even better poetry.Just try it and tell me this isn't true!"

"Preparation [10w] Hope for the best, but prepare for your insufferable wife."

"Over [10w] It's never ever over because the fat lady can't sing."

"Myself [10w] "I don't really know myself;he's only a tenuous acquaintance."

"Income Tax [10w] A man's income tax return measures his integrity and stupidity."

"Babel [10w] Building a tower to reach God doesn't require any bricks."

"Why We Need Smart People [10w] We need smart people to call other smart people morons."

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