*image by Ben Harubin

A mind holding firm to a cliff must use both hands,
and by so doing,
tear itself in two and remain sightless.

A man told a mystic, "I no longer care."
"You're telling the wrong person," he replied.
To tell no one you're hot or cold is to tell the right person.

To be selective is no gamble...no danger of coming apart.

A building contractor passed along this tip to a newly seated regent,
"Separate the space between thought and feeling."
You can jam up many things,
including your thumb and raspberries,
but, hey, enough's enough for now.

Then Again, Perhaps We're NOT Speaking Of Bedtime:
One man paid to have a curse put on him, (which was that)
if he went to sleep, he'd die.
...(My god, what a thought! -- forever, with eyes wide open.)

One man was bothered by flies,
but try as he might, could not drive them away.
Then upon further reflection realized
he was more bothered by not being able to drive them away
than he was by the flies themselves.