#mastery

"Privacy [10w] Why someone prefers his privacy is itself a private matter."

"Winning vs. Losing [10w] Too often the cost of winning is losing your soul."

"Storm [10w] Clouds darken to X-rays revealingthe tumorous thunder resounding within."

"Deal or No Deal ~ Deal with It "God, please tell me the place I'm going after I dieis filled with bright eyes and bushy tails, or I'm not going."

"Love and Blindness [10w] Love may be unilaterally blind,but divorce blinds both parties."

"Death as Opportunity [10w] Death's an opportunity to wisely fill the void it leaves."

"Liberating Dreams [10w] God was with Joseph in prison.They escaped through dreams."

"Delusion vs. Truth Delusions are what really set you free;the truth is a choke hold."

"La Récolteuse de la Mort Je suis la Récolteuse de la Mort et ~vous êtes ce que je viens pour les!"

"Travel [10w] The difference between a traveler and vacationer is one arrives."

"Jealousy [10w] Jealousy's like being reprimanded for a crime you haven't committed."

"Depth of Love [10w] The longer the time between relationships,the deeper your love."

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"A Chuck Yeager Moment {Couplet} There's a sonic boom resonating in my head as I break through the 2000 HP follower watershed."

"Shakespeare vs. Keynesian Economics {Couplet} If 'Neither a lender nor a borrower be',investments would dry up, economies stagnate,and off to the poorhouse go you and me."

"Office Depot: Taking Care of Business... ...with short breaks, bad management and no job advancement opportunities."

"Time is Not a Constant [10w] Time speeds up, crawls, compresses and expands depending on mood."

"Natural Born Poets vs. Made Poets A natural born poet sees the future of poetry.A made poet clumsily imitates his vision."

"Who Isn't [10w] Psychotherapy's powerless once you assume you're smarter than the therapist."

"Lonely Marriage is the best refuge of the lonely to be lonely together,and if it lasts long enough,take turns being lonely."