#self-improvement-book

"Freedom [10w] You've never experienced freedom until you have nothing to lose."

"The Moon The moon's a pearl among the starry gems,more cultured than the rest of them.A blemished diadem of charcoaled nightthat chaperons the sun back to the light."

"The Game Is Afoot God's buried eight jewels within my soul.Life's game is,'Remove each gem, yet find me whole.'The clue is,"Eight is one, and one is eight,no jewel's more precious,all equally great."

"Russian, Umerzhurnalistka Someone who too many questions for his own good. Literally, 'Dead journalist'."

"Enemies {couplet} Ne'er shall man's enemies been drawn so near,then when he seeketh to compare."

"Ruth Whither thou goest, I will go ~as long as it's to the mall.I heard Dillard's is having an 80% off sale!"

"God Created [10w] Lips were created to kiss and hands to make peace."

"Kaddish Kaddish for Mrs. Ginsbergis not Kaddish,For your mom raised a Buddhistand mine raised a Jew.You'll zazen for your loss,I'll daven for mine.I do not belittle your loss,your grief is no less than mine.But by abandoning your tribe, אלון,Who now will say Kaddish for you?"

"Obscure Poetry Obscurity does not make a poem better or deeper.It simply makes it obscure."

"Natural Born Killers [10w] After their first,every soldier becomes a natural born killer."

"Life Imprisonment with No Possibility of Parole [10w] "The needle is preferable to three hots and a cot."

"Taste [10w] + [10w] "If you have sophisticated taste, you like what I like.If you're a Neanderthal, you will love what I hate."

"Minus One [10w] We more people we fuckthe more lonely we become."

"Perfect Sex [10w] Perfects sex balances the conflicting pleasures of submission and mastery."

"Writer's Block [10w] Every writer's block is surrounded by a million other possibilities."

"Do Me No Favors Haiku 'Do me no favors ~I can take care of myself.So, pay the check and drive me home."

"Endless Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Put off summer's endAnd adulthood's vexingburdens shall suspend."

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

"Thorny Love [10w] A thorn by any other name would hurt as much."

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