Entries from June 2003 ↓

“Don’t write a book of poems,” they said,
“Right now we just don’t need it.”
“Don’t write a book of poems,” they said,
“Because no one will read it.”
“Don’t write a book of poems,” they said,
“It’s just a waste of time.”
“Don’t write a book of poems,” they said,
“Especially if they rhyme.”
“Don’t write [...]

“Never mix blue and green,” Mom said, “They don’t go with one another.” The sky is blue, the grass is green, So, didn’t God have a Mother?

Well, why didn’t she go? The light had just turned green. She was the dumbest broad That he had ever seen!
He honked and then he cursed. He rolled his window down, And made a vulgar sign. “The stupid lady clown!”
Then a cop stopped in back And told him to get out. He [...]

We stopped there to get coffee, The restaurant far from clean. I had to wipe the table, Soup stain and a dried up bean.
The waitress wasn’t friendly, Her uniform was a fright. She stared at us both coldly, We wondered if she might bite.
I ordered us both coffee. Then not trying to [...]

I won a contest at the fair… What contest did I win, you ask? I won a contest at the fair For having the most ugly mask.
Was I proud that I won, you ask? It surely wasn’t too much fun! Why wasn’t it much fun, you ask? Because I wasn’t wearing one!
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