#sacred

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

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

"Poets, Shakespeare and Trash A poet must read equal amountsof trash and Shakespeare to learn how to distinguish between the two."

"Recipe for Love [10w] Recipe for love:compatibilityattraction ~just add penis and stir."

"As Dead As "Nothing's changed at my place of birth.It is as dead as I remember leaving it."

"No-brainers [10w] No-brainers are challenging enough for people with no fucking brains."

"Democracy, Really [10w] A democracy is free to replace one tyranny with another."

"I'm Not Skidaddling Down That Slippery Slope First you let sleeping dogs lie,next you allow all pets to prevaricate."

"Where's Ralph Waldo Emerson When you Need Him? A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds;as opposed to bigger hobgoblins with bigger dicks, doing all sorts of ghoulish shit behind the Venetian blinds."

"The Stink of Hate {Couplet} When haters write they raise a stink;must be the venom coursing through their ink."

"The Poet's Job [10w] + {Couplet} Trigger memory, explode an emotion;the poet must create commotion....................................................­....................."

"Poetry as Entertainment [10w] Poetry that's not entertaining is just a self-indulgent laundry list."

"How Much Space? {Couplet} Give a lover space enough to rejoice in their choice,but not enough room for their doubts to give voice."

"Enough [10w] Enough's the only thing most people can't get enough of."

"Rebellious Fish [10w] Sometimes swimming against the current turns you into glazed salmon."

"Misfortune Misfortune is but a stepping stone to great fortune ~especially if your slip and fall was possibly caused by negligenceand you get yourself a good Jew lawyer to sue the parties responsible."

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

"Hate [10w] Love cannot hate eradicate ~only a more ruthless hate can."

"Storm [10w] Clouds darken to X-rays revealingthe tumorous thunder resounding within."

"Frank Lloyd Wright {Couplet} Frank Lloyd Wright eliminated the confining wall,so now when your wife screams at youit sounds like you're in Tammany Hall."