#powerful-story

"Metamorphosis [10w] Change. Become the butterfly.Don't stay a caterpillar with wings."

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

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

"Jesus [10w] "Sorry to keep you hanging,but it's just our nature."

"2D or Not 2D [10w] The best thing about a two-dimensional world is nobody's fat."

"Now, I'm Not Born Yet [10w] I brought a sundial to a flight crossing the International-Date-Line."

"Poet and the Fool {Couplet} {Limerick} The fool does his ego inflate,much like a poet does his oeuvre overrate.But the truth of the matter is that neither shit matters;harsh reality shall both nitwits deflate."

"Selfie [10w] For the millennial generationa selfie is a family portrait."

"Prayer [10w] Despite God's grace, prayer is not a wish granting well."

"United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... ...and so is your paycheck,so don't waste good money on a lost cause."

"Mild Suffering vs. Great Suffering Mild suffering serves the purpose of inner-change.Great suffering serves the purpose of evil,or just being at the wrong place at the wrong time."

"McDonald's I love and rescue stray dogs, duct tape Burger King crowns to their heads and set them loose in McDonald's."

"Poetry as Conspiracy [10w] A poem is unspoken conspiracy between the reader and poet."

"Poetry Should Dance [10w] Let poetry dance ~neither outpace it nor let it lag."

"Love's Kiss of Death [10w] Love's kiss of death is taking each another for granted."

"What Women Think Women don't care if you got a six pack if you slurp you soup."

"Opportunity Knocks: China When opportunity knocksthe Chinese make knock-offs."

"Fear is the Best Test Will the fear of going blind make youa voracious reader, a world traveleror paralyze you with a thousand other fears?"

"A Moment Before Impact [10w] The deer's eyes were moonstones, reflecting back my car's headlights."

"Fig The proud oak wed a seedling figHe welcomed her caressThough round his lofty limbs she woundHe saw no need for distress.The fig enveloped all his trunkHer grip grew firm and tightThe oak withered in his arroganceAs she choked off his last light."