#hope

"You never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice more than you think."

"Hope-that unshakable golden belief that things can get better- is why I'm here talking to you now. Without it, we are nothing."

"Grass in a Sidewalk Crack Grass sprounting miraculously in a sidewalk crack is a metaphor forlousy maintenance."

"Having Words with Words [10w] ”I’ve had a falling out with words,leaving me speechless."

"Lost Love [10w] + {Couplet} Lost love's the season of mists,Though they are gone, memory persists."

"Wedding Veil [10w] + {Couplet} A wedding veil's of no availbecause virginity's a fairy-tale."

"The Rubik's Cube of Omár my Mán A Key of Coke underneath the Bough,A Jug of Jack, a Brick of Hash ~ Newsflash:'Now who the fuck needs Thou'."

"Knowledgeable [10w] The knowledgeable man inventoried and catalogued everything he doesn't know."

"Prickly Pears [10w] Men are often like cactus fruits ~thorny outside,mushy inside."

"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."

"Why I Don't Carry a Cellphone [10w] It's a sign of servility you can be contacted anytime."

"We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate."

"Tapestry [10w] Life's a tapestry of mystery and miracles quilted by God."

"I believe the way to master my destiny is to serve others. If I raise up others, am I not also raised up?"

"Yesterday is but a dream,Tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope."

"But human beings are not machines, and however powerful the pressure to conform, they sometimes are so moved by what they see as injustice that they dare to declare their independence. In that historical possibility lies hope."

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."

"We carry within us the wonders we seek without us."

"Steer Clear [10w] Avoid alliances with anyone who's more to gain than you."

"What makes a hero? Courage, strength, morality, withstanding adversity? Are these the traits that truly show and create a hero? Is the light truly the source of darkness or vice versa? Is the soul a source of hope or despair? Who are these so called heroes and where do they come from? Are their origins in obscurity or in plain sight?"