#mind-power

"Doing the tough things sets winners apart from losers."

"Poetry vs. Prose [10w] Prose is the bread of imagination;poetry is the wine."

"Hope for the Heartbroken A broken heartremains in piecesbut learns to love againwith every fragment."

"Love in the Afterlife [10w] Maybe I'll love you in the afterlife.This life, fuhgeddaboudit."

"Loneliness [10w] Loneliness is GPS equipped new Mercedeswith nowhere to go.****************"

"Gifts Never look a gift horse in the assor a donkey in the mouth."

"Soulmate [10w] When you meet your soulmate,God's walked into the room."

"We tend to think of future inventions and discoveries, but in reality, these things already exist in the knowledge bank of the universe."

"Transubstantiation [10w] Transubstantiate digression into confessionand drink from poetry's Holy Grail."

"Dogs Playing Poker Art [10w] Poker-faced dogs looks like they're bluffing or need to shit."

"Broken Heart [10W] The broken heart becomes volcanic, forever rumbling anddispersing ash."

"Second Opinions My doctor told me I have pancreatic cancer and have 2 months to live.I asked him about getting a second opinion.The Doc said, 'No problem.'He thought for a second and said,'I think the Boston Red Sox are going to win the series again this year."

"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."

"Oxford, England Haiku City shrouded in fogand within the blinding mist we found each other."

"Illinois State Motto State sovereignty, national union.Life begins and ends with corruption."

"Past is Past [10w] Lovers should clearly avoid obsessing about each other's romantic past."

"The Game Is Afoot God's buried eight jewels within my soul.Life's game is,'Remove each gem, yet find me whole.'The clue is,"Eight is one, and one is eight,no jewel's more precious,all equally great."

"My Secret for Out-of-the-Box-Thinking To help me writein my signature out-of-the-box style,I sit in front of my humidifier that I've filled up with Grey Goose vodka.My humidifier is now at Underwriters Laboratoriesin a 12-Step Programand buddied up with a de-humidifier."

"Money Can't Buy Everything [10w] Money can't buy everything ~ but love is certainly no exception."

"Inspiration vs. Plagiarism [10w] Inspiration is improving on another's idea;plagiarism is copy/paste piracy."