what do you choose?
the unacceptable or the untrue?

          motive is irrelevant to success—
          and how about failure?

mortals accomplish
genius achieves

          piracy is racy
          so is pi in its way

mangoes and peaches
the kings and queens

          of a rapid graduation from virginity
          and other conditions of ignorance

to running amok, disemtowelling
among ladies

          without the objectionable
          there is little object

what if every move on a chessboard
had to be forgiven before victory could be achieved?