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2020-10-23
what if we humans
are the most miserable lifeforms
in the universe?
given the size and amount
of everything....
are the most miserable lifeforms
in the universe?
given the size and amount
of everything....
2020-10-20
the things i wish for
are not huge,
but they might as well be.
the way of this world
is to punish those....
are not huge,
but they might as well be.
the way of this world
is to punish those....
2020-10-18
put me on the side of
those who do not think
that getting old
is the most glorious thing
life does for us.
those who do not think
that getting old
is the most glorious thing
life does for us.
2020-10-13
it’s not mandatory
that i be
irritated, angry, or
upset all the damn time.
no one requires....
that i be
irritated, angry, or
upset all the damn time.
no one requires....
2020-10-2
gloating over the misfortune
of someone who deserves
to suffer misfortune
does not do me
a lot of good.
of someone who deserves
to suffer misfortune
does not do me
a lot of good.
2020-9-30
the Buddha
didn’t use the word
disappointment
to describe life,
but he could have.
didn’t use the word
disappointment
to describe life,
but he could have.
2020-9-24
on angry mornings like this,
i hate being reminded
of the right thing to do.
i that that it’s my own mind
reminding me: release the anger.
i hate being reminded
of the right thing to do.
i that that it’s my own mind
reminding me: release the anger.
2020-9-23
the ancient brain
that helped humans
survive thousands of years
of saber-toothed tigers
and hostile clans of others....
that helped humans
survive thousands of years
of saber-toothed tigers
and hostile clans of others....
2020-9-22
the first thing to go
when i get to the part
known as
editing the poem
is anything that could be....
when i get to the part
known as
editing the poem
is anything that could be....