#positive-mindset

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

"Poets Job Description [10w] Poets console the soul with words and eyes with images."

"The 2-Step Self-Discovery Program The first step in self-discovery is not giving a shit what anybody else thinks.The second step is knowing you're a self-centered asshole."

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

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

"Fame [10w] Fame has a funny way of rewriting your entire past."

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

"Poets Be Realists! Poets be realists!It's O.K. to keep your jobs ~just don't quit your day dreams."

"American Foreign Policy [10w] Foreign Policy requires dealing from the bottom of the deck."

"Imaginary Friends [10w] My imaginary friend insulted me by calling me real."

"Hidden [10w] God hides enough happiness in sadness to light the world."

"Hermits vs. Rising Real Estate Costs [10w] Hermits can no longer afford a cabin in the woods."

"The Poet's Way Are we ever sure what we do,will endure and get its due?No.But we do it anyway.For that is the poet's way."

"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."

"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."

"Want vs. What's Coming to You As the Rolling Stones say,You can't always get what you want ~but God will always give you what's coming to you."

"Comments Being the first to comment on a poem,is like breaking a bottle of champagneagainst the hull of a new ship."

"What happens when you trip China's Premier Li Keqiang on a banana peel? Your wind up with an even more slippery slope."

"Russian, Metafizicheskiy-poshlost This is the humorous metaphysical banality like watching Tolstoy's wife, Sophia, nag her husband about leaving borscht stains on the table linen. The resulting discombobulation totally messed up the ending of Anna Karenina."

"Love's Reward [10w] + {Couplet} Love repaid is love's reward;recompense fair towards being adored."