#positive-mindset

"Perfection [10w] If you've attained perfection,then what's the point of living?"

"Political Strategists Avoids the Controversial [10w] Politicians win by pandering to the base of shared assumptions."

"Hearts Hearts of hope and of promiseHearts filled with dreams and whim,These are the hearts of loversUnguarded,Standing out on a limb.Hearts unmended and brokenHearts scarred to stone and steel,These are the hearts of loversArmored,Being unable to feel."

"Ageing [10w] There's no such thing as age -- only degrees of opacity."

"Meaning of Life {Couplet} Life's but the love and laughter we've amassed,the friendships forged that shall outlastpossessions, station and renown,the make-up palette of a clown."

"Rainbows and Gratuitous Violence Whenever I see a rainbow, I want to punch a penguin in the face."

"Rotaryrotatory In a universe composed wholly of revolving doors we'll have no need for gatekeepers or tipping doormen at Christmas."

"Amputees Smart phones and the internet are the prosthetics our century cannot live without.Until we can put them down to take a quiet walk in the woods,we are all amputees."

"Senility [10w] Senility's like a bottle of Coke that lost its bubbles."

"Iran [10w] In Teheran daylight dawnswith minarets against skies of bronze."

"Valentine's Day 1 [10w] Valentine's Day affirms the promise that love can be sustained."

"Humble Wishes [10w] "God, all I simply ask is that I become perfect."

"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."

"What is Love? [10w] Love is the stubborn desire to find permanencein impermanence."

"Epiphanies [10w] Epiphanies aren't intuitions of new ideas;they're rearranging existing information."

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

"Cleverness vs. Crime [10w] Being caught's the only difference between cleverness and crime."

"Sex Kitchens of the Future [10w] Her entire kitchen was made of silicone ~ including her breasts."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Perfect Sex [10w] Perfects sex balances the conflicting pleasures of submission and mastery."