#Suicide

"Athens, Texas Haiku Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.Yup, just another shithole."

"Switch Hitter [10w] Aphorisms are penned in my left brain,poetry, my right."

"Animal Species Identity [10w] Funny how animals know their own species without a mirror."

"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."

"FBI vs. CIA When a person works for the FBI for 20 years and retires,he gets a watch.When a person works for the CIA for 20 years and retires,he gets watched.I know this not because I'm in law enforcement or with the NSA ~I know this because I have HBO."

"Vices [10w] Cultivate vices;to be without them is not to be."

"Beloved Poetry [10w] Write poetry like it’ll convince your beloved who to marry."

"Gone to the Dogs [10w] All ideals corrupt into ideology to sustain the social order."

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

"Ars Poetica: Write Poetry on a Black Slate Poetry should be written on a black slate of imagination,the poet artfully allowing images to emerge from the dark."

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

"Idiots vs. Fools [10w] Idiots listen to other's bullshit;fools listen to their own."

"Comments Being the first to comment on a poem,is like breaking a bottle of champagneagainst the hull of a new ship."

"A Voice from the Past A book is a voice from the past whispering into your ear.Sometime I get the urge to exhume the author's bodyand hit him in the head with a shovel."

"The Tragedy of Forgetfulness When you stop loving someone,in order to heal your memory of them begins to fade.Unfortunately, the good ones fade with the bad and suddenlyyears of your life have disappeared."

"Don't Mess with the Queen {Couplet} The first man harnessing the secrets of fireCannot compare with the revelation of your sovereign ire."

"The State of the World Attests to This: [10w] Common people are too easily manipulated or stupid to vote."

"A book is a suicide postponed."

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

"Narcissist, Assholes and Immunization Narcissists and assholes are immunized by their egos and sense of entitlement against the criticisms, grievances and resentments of others."