#positive-mindset

"Q & A The illness of our time is not that we lack for answers;man's tragedy is that we've forgotten the important questions."

"Poorly Hidden [10w] We're incapable of hiding arrogance, ambition or being in love."

"Enemies [10w] I prefer my enemies death than apologeticfor closure's sake"

"Break All the Rules of Poetry Place no limits on your poetry.Live a little.Break all the fucking rules!If it comes deep from the wellsprings of your imagination,the woolgathering of dreamers ~it is poetry ~no matter what anyone says."

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

"Scissor, Paper, Rock [10w] When time acts like a scissor,react like a rock."

"Love's Kiss of Death [10w] Love's kiss of death is taking each another for granted."

"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."

"Depression Busy people have neither the time nor the swimming skills to take a divein a pool of depression."

"Sink or Swim [10w] Lovers master the breaststroke, the crawl and the muff dive."

"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."

"Clairol: Does she or doesn't she... ...take it up the ass."

"Premature Evacuation [10w] I've stopped all my relationships short,not unlike this poem."

"New Year Resolutions I [10w] Change my voice;unclog my ears;open my heart."

"My Sweet Home, Alabama If it grows, it sticks, if it crawls, it bites,if it's outside, it rusts,if it's ornery, it fights,if it's a dawg, it barks.if its a possum, it feignsif it's a buggy, it squeals,if it's winter, it's summer,If it's slimy, it's eels.If it ain't Dixie, it won't do,so let's fix to get piss drunkand lynch us another nigger and Jew."

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

"Dressed to Kill [10w] At fashionable parties,vegetarians should not be dressed to kill."

"Preachiness vs. Prose vs. Poetry A poem that says what it means is prose;if it means what it says it's a sermon.Leave the homiletics for the priestsprose for the journalistsand soulful resonancefor the poets."

"Say This to Her/Him and Just See What Happens... *I want to kiss you in places I've never kissed you before."

"Opportunities Come a Knockin' [10w] Never miss the opportunity to fuck or write poetry."