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THEY KNOW AS LITTLE
They know as little
As monkeys who
Scamper over
Ancient ruins.


Proverbs
The first wife remembers everything -
Detectives dress in color.
Snowmen marry young
All criminals are optimists.

WHILE GAZING AT THE MOON
While gazing at the moon
My eyelids began to droop
From full down to crescent
And crescent down to new.

It's a recent poll in Russia that showed - at an astounding 20-to-1 ratio - male teenagers would rather grow up to be hitmen than cosmonauts. So instead of reaching for space we're reaching for our .45 semi-automatics and pulling the trigger on a society gone badly wrong. I'd say that's one giant leap for mankind - a leap back to the evolutionary pond. Humanity's 15 minutes are 30 seconds from being up- - Robert W Howington, from ANTI-HERO ART #1.

The clock struck one
Then I threw it at the other.

This is my 1st e-mail
Is this Meg Ryan's house?

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