#knowing-oneself

"Lost vs. Lost We get lost twice in life.The first stems from uncertainty,when we try to find what our dreams truly are.The more profound feeling of being lost is existential, and comes unforeseen, after we finally fulfill our dreams.To survive the latter, we must create an entirely new set of dreams."

"I'm Not Talking About Fruitcake [10w] The greatest gifts are the ones that can be regifted."

"Poetry Site vs. Social Networking Site [10w] Hello Poetry is whatever you want Hello Poetry to be."

"Suicide Note [10w] "Don't ask why I committed suicide.Question why everybody doesn’t."

"Love on Fire [10w] A man in love cannot see fire or smell smoke."

"God May Grant Your Wishes Daily [10w] Pray for sunshine at night and moonbeams when you wake."

"Shadows are only Neutral at Noon [10w] + {Couplet} Whose side shadows fall upon,tis' ordained by reigning sun."

"Rooftop Poetry Sing poetry from rooftopslike a muzzein' s call for prayer."

"When Old Age Begins Old age seizes center stagewhen more people we love are amidst the deadthan amongst the living."

"Creation "I shake my fist and there's bang.Stars sift like sand through my fingers;each swirl of my wrist a galaxy,every kiss imbued with a bit of me."

"♀ Travelers vs. ♀ Tourists [10w] + [10w] Female travelers wear no makeup, stringy jewelry and Jesus sandals.Female travelers wear overcaked makeup, diamond jewelry and Gucci Booties."

"Eye of God [10w] The Hubble-Universe is a microchip in the Eye of God."

"First Things First [10w] God created the possibility of absurditybefore he created man."

"Informal HP Survey: Should Poetry Rhyme? O.K., readers, anybody who thinks poetry should rhymeplease tap your caneor jiggle your walker."

"Democracy, Really [10w] A democracy is free to replace one tyranny with another."

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"Wishing Wells [10w] Wishes fall to the bottom of wells;only faith floats."

"*"Maybe the whole point of my life is to make you feel more alive."

"Sometimes Magic is What Disappears [10w] + {Couplet} Love's tragic, not ecstatic;with finespun change, disappears the magic."

"The Poet's Limitless Imagination [10w] The stringy shit from my goldfish turns him into a kite."