tax fact

man visits accountant -
looks at carpet
looks at clock
looks at picture of bird dog
looks at secretary
looks at tax bill.
accountant says, "are you OK?"

man looks at wallet,
says, "Two poles, one Reality:
death and taxes."

(ji bo, April 15th, 2009)

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king of forest
king of sky
king of dead -
zopilotes.

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thanks for joining us.

this is a test.
if this was not a test,
you'd be asked to submit
blood sample
and photo ID.

neon sign blinks
at End of Time:
"Go back to your homes,"
it says.

(ji bo, 1998)

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atmospheric
ghost dance -
blue sprite.

(from editor:
recently discovered
lightning phenomena.)

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this word is ink
this paper is tree
this thought is chemical
this moment is gone!

(neckbone, 2009)

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