gershon hepner Poems

Material union, Maud declared,
in letters that they synchronized,
was just a shadow when compared
to correspondence harmonized.
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“Hypotheses non fingo, ” said Descartes.
I, too, observe and can’t experiment,
because your body is so far apart
that I cannot deduce your true intent.
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Without objectivity associated with
the supernatural we get authority
from so-called holy men, whose use of law and myth
enables them to function with superiority
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Precautions must be taken with
precaution, treated as a myth.
If not, they’ll lead us to forbid
the source of life, known as the id,
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Heifetz said there were two reasons why
he’d sometimes play some modern music. One:
he hoped that the composer wouldn’t try
composing more, which for him wasn’t fun.
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Cleanliness they say is next

to Godliness. No text
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One either has to live aesthetically,
or ethically, said Kierkegaard;
but in square brackets, parenthetically,
it makes no difference to the Lord.
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How many light bulbs does it take
to make a person really change
and recognize a great mistake?
The number that you must arrange
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David, who was highly sexed,
sent Bathsheba sexy text
messages before they screwed.
Upset, declaring, “I’ve been jewed! ”
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Feeling the disturbing presence of the joy
of elevated thoughts a man should try to find
a kindred spirit who will help him to enjoy
sublimity that should not ever be confined
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