My Parents Wanted Me To Solace Them

Melancholy Is As Seductive As Ecstasy.

Machismo Makes No Provision For Preparing Lunch, Doing The Laundry, Or Minding The Baby.

Joy Goes As Deep As Sorrow, But Leaves Less Of Itself Behind.

Reading Gives Us Someplace To Go When We Have To Stay Where We Are.

Rhyme And Meter Force Gaps In Meaning So The Muse Can Enter.