#sacred

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

"Lost & Found of Love We cannot forfeit what was not truly ours to begin with.You can only lose yourself in the heartbreak of love lostand find yourself againinthe miracle of love regained."

"Good vs. Great [10w] To be good twice is a true mark of greatness."

"Death Ride Denied At the stables of your agonyDeath brought his morbid mareTo whisk you from your woeful wantsAnd coax you from your cares.A ride you did deny this princeAnd bid him soft farewell,Hoping the morrow must be brighter sinceYour yesterdays were hell."

"There's More Than Two Choices [10w] Don't take the road less traveled;blaze your own path."

"Nevada Haiku 'Happens in Vegasstays in Vegas', long as youpay hos to shut up."

"Jonesing [10w] Is it odd of me that I'm Jonsesing for strange?"

"Miracle [10w] The greatest unacknowledged miracle is man has lasted this long."

"Poets and their Thin Skins Every poet is thin-skinned when it comes to criticism ~without ithow could he ever possess the astute sensitivity about lifeto even write poetry?"

"Poetry as Conspiracy [10w] A poem is unspoken conspiracy between the reader and poet."

"Depression Busy people have neither the time nor the swimming skills to take a divein a pool of depression."

"Hearts Hearts of hope and of promiseHearts filled with dreams and whim,These are the hearts of loversUnguarded,Standing out on a limb.Hearts unmended and brokenHearts scarred to stone and steel,These are the hearts of loversArmored,Being unable to feel."

"Breaking with Tradition is Tradition You can take the poem outside of tradition,but you can't take tradition out of the poem."

"Dsylıxǝa Hey, it isn't cool to make fun of people with Dsʎlıxǝaʎou dɯub pircʞ ¡!¡"

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

"Rat Trap Haiku 'Hmm, 12 by 13,4 by 9. Oy! You call thisrat trap an apartment?"

"Atheism [10w] Atheism is the tragic triumph of cold contemptuousness over gratitude."

"Why Don't You Practice What You Preach [10w] The reason I teach and preach?In order to learn."

"Break All the Rules of Poetry Place no limits on your poetry.Live a little.Break all the fucking rules!If it comes deep from the wellsprings of your imagination,the woolgathering of dreamers ~it is poetry ~no matter what anyone says."

"Death is Opening Night Everything's that happened yesterday is a rehearsal for everything that will happen..."