#personal-growth

"Whose Asphalt Is It? [10w] The road to mediocrity is paved with asphalt and tarmac."

"The Unspoken Speaks Volumes Stillness brackets the exchanges between lovers. Itis not the lack of sound, but an encapsulated silenceof resonance. Resonant silences stand like bookends, embracing their thoughts;though formal pleasantries vibrate the air,they are more ritual than communication.The couples true intents are articulated in the unspoken.Two bodies.One soul."

"Diplomacy The diplomat's expert way of saying 'They should go fuck themselves' is:"We are agreed in principleand will take our minor differencesunder thoughful consideration."

"Ethical Dilemma of an Ascending Body [10w] + [10w] You can't ascend a ladderwithout rungs to push back;you can't climb a staircasewithout stairs to step on."

"Imaginary Friends When my childhood imaginary friend got mad at mehe insulted me by calling me 'real'."

"AMTRAK: See America at see level... even though we cost twice as much as a plane and get you there 3 days later."

"Tennessee State Motto Agriculture and Commerce.Where the KKK was bornand the most popular pick up line is, 'Nice tooth!"

"Wine [10w] American wines tasting as good as French wines are presumptuous."

"What is God? [17] [10w] God has a fondness for cosmology and carbon-based life forms."

"Metamorphosis [10w] Change. Become the butterfly.Don't stay a caterpillar with wings."

"That's Why Shag's the Way To Go [10w] Love's messy;it tracks mud on the carpet of life."

"Moment of Truth 'Moment of truth' is derived fromthe Spanish momento de la verdad, that Hemingway epiphanous moment when the matador is about to kill the bull. Now it means the moment you realize you won't make it back to the parking meter before it expires ~sometimes expressed as, Motherfucker!"

"The tragedy is that what you disapprove of in others is the very thing you disapprove of in yourself."

"IF YOU CHOKE YOUR POTENTIAL BEFORE IT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A POSSIBILITY YOU WILL NEVER REACH YOUR DESTINY"

"Poetry Trek: 'To Boldly Go Where No man Has Gone Before' A poet must get into spaceship every dayand launch himself into metaphorical space."

"National Rifle Association Credo [10w] God gave us two hands to holdan assault rifle."

"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. [10w] + {Couplet} Network TV's insistent stupidity to the Outer Limits pushes me."

"The Universe Begins and Ends in Us If a telescope could see beyond the edges of the universe,we would see ourselves looking into a telescope trying to see beyond the edges of universe."

"Keep Austin Weird Haiku Neck dragon tattoo, piercings, purple haired kindergarten teacher.Keep Austin weird."

"Pacifism There's nothing like seeing action in war to turn a soldier into an instant pacifist or an instant killer."