#Suicide

"Laughter and The Chosen [10w] Making people laugh is God's gift to the Chosen People."

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

"Self-Motivation [10w] "Today I'll do something more extraordinarythan I did yesterday."

"Love Scars Love leaves more scars than a ten car pile-up ~and nobody's got insurance."

"Regret vs. Good Times "If I had to regret the good times I spent with every lover who eventually disillusioned me,my love life would be reduced to ten seconds."

"River Mountain Ocean [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} Rivers delight in their flow;Mountains savor their snow.But oceans are in concurrencetheir contentment comes from recurrence."

"Small Degrees Lobster don't fathom they're being cooked,like relationships being snuffed out in small degreesbut in reverse, as love begins to freeze over, trapping you in a impenetrable ceiling of ice until you drown."

"Birds [10w] When a bird wakens, flight is no longer a dream."

"Pale Oak Leaves Scatter Pale oak leaves scatteraround my father's grave."For this I pay $30/month maintenance?"

"Kansas Haiku "Ya' know Superman'sfrom here and Jor-El could'vesent him to New York."

"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."

"Galoshes Haiku Cherry blossoms bloomin the morning mist.Thank God I took my galoshes."

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

"Coffee Wisdom New Yawk [6] You either pay me the five large nowor yoos can choosebetween the toilet plungeror the hot coffee enemaya fuckin jamook."

"Spreading Yourself Too Thin We tend to bite off more than we can chewbecause we've got big mouths."

"Publisher's Persuasion "You're much too good a writer to want a six figure advance. You don't want your readers to think you're only writing for money ~ do you?"

"New Year Resolutions I [10w] Change my voice;unclog my ears;open my heart."

"Hi-Yo Silver! Away! [10w] "Kimosabe, me wanna fuckum Pamela, pronto.My teepee's blue."Tonto"

"Love's Reward [10w] + {Couplet} Love repaid is love's reward;recompense fair towards being adored."

"Entrepreneurs [10w] A man should be judged by the companyhe sells."