#power-of-love

"Harlem P.O.V. Everything outside Harlem's the boondocks,where hayseeds opt out of Nikes for Reeboks."

"Mythbusters [10w] Snipers will assure you safety in numbers is a myth."

"Poets and Competitiveness [10w] "I'm the only poet I need to be better than."

"Rules of Etiquette [10w] Rules of etiquette are pretend manners for the lower classes."

"The State of the World Attests to This: [10w] Common people are too easily manipulated or stupid to vote."

"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."

"Talking to Myself I used to talk to myself until myself criticized myself.Now I'm giving myself the silent treatment."

"Broken Heart [10W] The broken heart becomes volcanic, forever rumbling anddispersing ash."

"Thorny Love [10w] A thorn by any other name would hurt as much."

"Pond(er) This [10w] Nobody wants to be:'Big fish in a little pond."

"Let Others Speak [10w] When others speak of your virtues they grow tenfold."

"Tofino, Canada Haiku Free flowing clothes,Strumming guitar on the beach.Still my baggage follows me."

"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."

"When Old Age Begins Old age seizes center stagewhen more people we love are amidst the deadthan amongst the living."

"First Things First [10w] God created the possibility of absurditybefore he created man."

"Privacy [10w] Why someone prefers his privacy is itself a private matter."

"Rationality vs. Madness [10w] Rationality maintains the world's status quo.Madness drives the change."

"Who is Fortunate? [10w] Who is fortunate?He who measures his fortune in friends."

"Mind Maneuvers When we hear something unflattering,our mind doesn't fully process it.When we hear a compliment,the mind goes into overdriveand tend to read too much into it."

"*"Maybe the whole point of my life is to make you feel more alive."