#positive-motivation

"Death Ride Denied At the stables of your agonyDeath brought his morbid mareTo whisk you from your woeful wantsAnd coax you from your cares.A ride you did deny this princeAnd bid him soft farewell,Hoping the morrow must be brighter sinceYour yesterdays were hell."

"Why I Don't Carry a Cellphone [10w] It's a sign of servility you can be contacted anytime."

"Underage-Killers [10w] Underage-killers like making a whooshing sound when they shoot people."

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

"Deadlines The only deadline I plan on missing is the one at the cemetery."

"Love's War [10w] In love's war there aren't winners and losers ~just casualties."

"Time [10w] {Couplet} Can there be more callous crimethan unkindly killing time?"

"Mingling Defined [10w] Superficial people engaging with superficial people on a superficial level."

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

"O God O God I love you.I worship you, I need you.Everything I am is because of you.Everything.O God I hate you."

"Embittered [10w] "His heart blistered like paint peeling from an old rig."

"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!"

"Measuring Love The only scientist who can measure love is the onewho's in love with another scientist."

"Read vs. Write If you want to know about life second hand, read;if you want to experience life directly, write."

"Detonation vs. Pre-Ignition [10w] Poets have thin skins;physicists call this differential burn rates."

"Enemies {couplet} Ne'er shall man's enemies been drawn so near,then when he seeketh to compare."

"Natural Born Poets vs. Made Poets A natural born poet sees the future of poetry.A made poet clumsily imitates his vision."

"Words of Wisdom [10w] Words of wisdom worth saying wouldfit on a T-shirt.@:::::@:::::@:::::@:::::@:::::@:::::@:::::@:::::@:::::@­:::::"

"Poetry vs. Prose [10w] Prose is the bread of imagination;poetry is the wine."

"Crying in the Rain If you cry in the raindoes anybody but you know you're unhappy?"