#personal-development

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

"The Pompous Psychopomp Its your charge to provide me safe passage to the afterlife,to be a midwife to my dying.Any yet, you hover there, judging me,putting on airs, you supercilious whip-poor-will.You're an embarrassment to nightjars everywhere.Now do your fucking job and take me to hell ~which I guess has already begun,judging by your shitty escort service."

"To Trend or Not to Trend I've had a thousand trending poems,they were rarely my best.Evoking empathy and shared feelingis the poet's only true test."

"Meek [10w] Blessed are the meek, for they've learned how to duck."

"Atheism [10w] Atheism is the tragic triumph of cold contemptuousness over gratitude."

"Boasting vs. Toasting [10w] + {Couplet} What many call boasting to my success I call toasting."

"Soulmate My Ass [10w] Aspire to marry the person the least wrong for you."

"Make It Happen!!! [10w] Don't wait for someone to fall in love with you."

"Dammit Goddammit' Defined [10w] Damned if you do and damned if you don't double-bind."

"Don't Mess with the Queen {Couplet} The first man harnessing the secrets of fireCannot compare with the revelation of your sovereign ire."

"Birds [10w] When a bird wakens, flight is no longer a dream."

"What's Hot [10w] + {Couplet} We incorrectly assume what's hotis becoming what we're not."

"Pussy [10w] Her pussy was heaven's gate and the backdoor of hell."

"God Made God made our beingour parents our bodyphilosophy our mindchildren our compassionhostory our loyaltywork our self-esteembattles our heroismpoetry our soulsoulmates our lovewhich stitches it all togetherinto a life."

"Family [10w] Family is a truth pill ~ just beware of an overdose."

"Taco Bell [10w] Taco Bell: Living proof you can shit where you eat."

"Regret vs. Good Times "If I had to regret the good times I spent with every lover who eventually disillusioned me,my love life would be reduced to ten seconds."

"Brewing Poetry Comma sips between the lines,insights percolate into a 10w,a latte sonnet here, a cappuccino couplet there.A few smartass epiphanies,and something new in every brew.One final fix,voilà, the poem is fixed!I adore this caffeine,that alchemises the extraordinary into the routine,and vice versa with the unforseen.It turns blue aquamarine,and words into Mexican jumping beans."

"Heartbreak [10w] Heartbreak’s like a heart attack but without the hospital bills."

"Alone [10w] Alone in bed because of three wordsI hadn't said."