Category Archives: Personal

The Beauty Of Broken Things

The Venus De Milo
Is not beautiful
Because she’s broken,

But would
Be less so
Were she perfect.

Sometimes when my cup is half empty,
Sometimes when my cup is half full,
Sometimes when my cup runs dry,
Sometimes when my cup flows over,

I remember,
Holy shit
I have a cup!
I have a cup!

Student: I need to know the secret to enlightenment.
Master: Ah, you’re not ready.

Student: Then what separates the master from the student?
Master: Practice.

Student: How do I become the master?
Master: Become the student.

As a parent,
Your child’s first diaper
Is no delight.

But you endure
And when you remove the last
You cry.

As a child,
Your parent’s first diaper
Is no delight.

But you endure
And when you remove the last
You cry.

Your candle’s light has colored
And brightened my heart’s hole,
And when my wick’s been smothered
Your glow ignites my soul.