#powerful-story

"Control [10w] Don't lose control by imagining you can control your lover."

"Premature Evacuation [10w] I've stopped all my relationships short,not unlike this poem."

"Consciousness-Driven Evolution circa 60,000 B.C. Random genetic mutation allowed homo sapiens to compete more successfully for food and mating rights. Just listen to girl chatter posted on the cave walls:"Boy, Uggh is hot. He's sentient!""Yeah. He doesn't need a club to get my attention."

"Shiva Haiku Sitting shiva.One more day of thisand I'll die of boredom."

"The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Hill That's because my lawn is on a south-facing slope of the hill and more more open to sunlight and warm winds. It's dryer due to higher levels of evapotranspiration than my neighbor's greener north-facing slope.I'm not the least bit envious of the color of his greener grass.I'm just pissed that the prick owns a better piece of real estate."

"Miracle [10w] The greatest unacknowledged miracle is man has lasted this long."

"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."

"New Year's Revolving Door [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} 2015's revolution commences with the overthrow of New Year's resolution.Seek not absolutionfor our weak character's immune to evolution."

"Now [10w] + {Couplet} Whether you Hurry up! or P r o c r a s t i n a t e,the NOW doesn't discriminate."

"Notoriety vs. Anonymity [10w] 'Tis better to live with notoriety,than die of anonymity."

"The Human Race Pleasure is the sprint.Contentment is the 5 mile.Happiness is the marathon."

"One Philosophical Question, Two Faces [10w] 'Is life wort living?' is tantamount to'Does God exist?"

"Chutzpah {Limerick} Despite your unmitigated audacity,you're effrontery remains one of opacity.Let me suggest you turn Jewand learn chutzpah too,to realize your fullest capacity."

"One Size Fits All Life Strategy Smile first.Ask questions later."

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

"Poetry Trek: 'To Boldly Go Where No man Has Gone Before' A poet must get into spaceship every dayand launch himself into metaphorical space."

"Politicians [10w] All politicians serve two masters ~their ambition and their cocks."

"Hidden [10w] A woman is an iceberg;we see less than 10%."

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

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