#positive-outlook

"The AP Stylebook is Useless {Couplet} I can't abbreviate abbreviation nor know how to initialize an acronym,I can find the contraction for contraction nor the précis for a homonym."

"ESL New immigrantswho've taken ESL (English as a Second Language),will always misunderstand sarcasm ~but those fuckers sure as shit enjoy the prices at Walmart."

"ᏰέƦẙḽԃṏሁ Լέῳ [10w] II ᏰέƦẙḽԃṏሁ Լέῳ accounts for 15.7% of all Hello Poetry's pageviews."

"As Long As It Has a Fast Internet Connection {Couplet} I need a cozy den to winter in,a hiberaculum away from the city's din."

"Compassion and Self-Neglect [10w] Compassionate people know how to care of everybody but themselves."

"Nomad {Couplet} When your roots grow from the outside in,home becomes whatever place you're in."

"Athens, Texas Haiku Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.Yup, just another shithole."

"Do Me No Favors Haiku 'Do me no favors ~I can take care of myself.So, pay the check and drive me home."

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

"Hate [10w] Love cannot hate eradicate ~only a more ruthless hate can."

"Hanzō Katana Poetry A poem should be forged and folded to perfection like a Hanzō katanaand as gentle as the mist it cuts through."

"Some Semblance of Such "To lose one's identity to a Doppelgänger may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose multiple identities speaks of Nabakov."

"As Dead As "Nothing's changed at my place of birth.It is as dead as I remember leaving it."

"Clairol 2: Hair color so natural only her hairdresser knows for sure... ...but he's gay and already Tweeted it to 300 people."

"Grandma's Advice on Ambition "Children, if you aim for the stars you'll be impaled by small meteorites and become toast."

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

"3 Surefire Ways to Win a Man You sucking my cock made our relationship interesting.You taking it up your ass made it meaningful.You cooking me dinner made it lasting."

"Double-Dipping [10w] Double-dip in righteousness and delight in the here and herafter."

"No-brainers [10w] No-brainers are challenging enough for people with no fucking brains."

"Your Poem A poem is a waking dream.If your poem is shit,then it was a fucking nightmare."