#powerful-story

"Kansas State Motto Ad astra per aspera. [9]Flat land and flatline intelligence."

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

"Nevada Haiku 'Happens in Vegasstays in Vegas', long as youpay hos to shut up."

"Ageing [10w] There's no such thing as age -- only degrees of opacity."

"Food If food comes with a labelthat's warning enough you shouldn't eat it."

"Got Hate? When a hater cozily whispers shit in your ear about them,what does that say about you?"

"What's a Proper Tribute to Robin Williams? [10w] When funnymen die is to better to laugh or cry?"

"Wretched [10w] Intelligence without compassion is an invitation to a wretched life."

"Spineless [10w] There are more spineless men on the planet than jellyfish."

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

"Keep Your Day Job Bitch [10w] + {Couplet} If you've guessed that I'm blessed,augury ain't your strawberry."

"Speak to the Head [10w] + {Couplet} Tis of no fucking availTo speak to the tail."

"Pushkin When Pushkin came to Shovekin all hell broke loose."

"Chlorophylia [10w] + {Couplet} Few things amaze as the paletteof the autumn blaze."

"Today's Affirmation [10w] "I'll unplug myself from myselfand plug into something higher."

"A Poem Must Have an Accomplice If you cannot bamboozle the reader into becoming a willing accomplice to your artifice and collusion the poem won't fly."

"Tortuguer Costa Rica Haiku Lora Sea TurtlesInvade to beach to lay eggs.Locals invade the eggs."

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

"Comfort Zone Your comfort zone has a clock on it, ticking off until it becomes your death zone."

"Campbell's Soup: M'm! M'm! Good!... ...even though our products have more sodium than the Dead Sea."