#personal-growth

"Barnum & Bailey Circus: The Greatest Show on Earth... ...when you can't afford Cirque du Soleil."

"What Women Want [10w] What women want is a feeling of security with abs."

"Unless you're a lesbian... [10w] Feminism is not a sustainable position without giving up love."

"Pulling a Houdini Relationships are magic;we're always getting each other out of handcuffs and strait-jacketswhile locked in a steamer trunk underwater."

"The Cure [10w] Laughter, love and faith can cure 95% of all illnesses."

"The Poet's Disease My body atrophies.My mind swells.Imagination's become my crutch."

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

"Show Up [10w] I've waited for you all my life ~show up already!"

"Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living."

"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."

"Doldrums People who live in the doldrumscan't throw caution to the wind."

"I'm Not Skidaddling Down That Slippery Slope First you let sleeping dogs lie,next you allow all pets to prevaricate."

"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."

"Writer's Prayers That Don't Work "Lord, lead me from the banality of everyday life,to the gleaming one beneath the surface."

"Scientifically Proven [10w] Mariah Carey has a brain the size of a walnut."

"Hellman's Mayonnaise: Bring out the Hellman's and bring out the best... ...artery clogger since Burger King’s Triple Whopper with Cheese."

"Talented [10w] Being called talented brings with it more hatred than applause."

"Unconditional Love [10w] If you're not giving unconditional love,you're offering conditional hate."

"Fall in Love in Fall {Couplet} It would be more befitting to fall in love in the fall,for the leave's colorful dance of death, augurs the long haul."

"Poetry in a Bottle [10w] If you could bottle poetry you'd have one addictive drink."