“Life’s a bitch”, said our friend Schopenhauer

“It is painful, it’s hard and it’s dour!

I’m not pessimistic

but just a statistic”

and he slipped stepping out of the shower.

The Cartesian method of doubt

should have made ole’ Descartes very proud

were it not for the fact

– ‘t was his method’s effect –

he forgot what he doubted about.

:: the Second Annual Feral Living Romantic Valentine’s Day Limerick Contest