Assembled by Ryan P. Kinney
From quotes taken from works at poetry readings by Ray Lesser, Rosemarie Iwasa, Tom Hyland, Terry Provost, Ray Gihani, Tanya Pilumeli, Micheal Billings, Adam Brodsky, Ray McNiece

The children graduate in spring with slightly soiled diplomas
They think democracy is the ability to change the channel on your TV
The long line for the short attention span
We do not know how to differentiate between self and not self
Or are they afraid themselves or their kids will set themselves free
if you were not already dead you could live to 300, but only if you were born yesterday
If you want to lie with death, I'll sell you her coffin
no ashes, just bloated hypocrisy
The only way to heal is poverty
Ashes and **** cloth work
This generation will not pass unscathed