#self-esteem-self-help-book

"Buddha (Haiku) Buddha, Enlightened,I rub your belly to blessmy Lotto ticket."

"Hustling [10w] Fishing's the world's oldest profession;only the bait has changed."

"To Trend or Not to Trend I've had a thousand trending poems,they were rarely my best.Evoking empathy and shared feelingis the poet's only true test."

"Comments Being the first to comment on a poem,is like breaking a bottle of champagneagainst the hull of a new ship."

"Say This to Her/Him and Just See What Happens... *I want to kiss you in places I've never kissed you before."

"Crawling Backwards [10w] Crawling backwards is the hardwired wisdom of crabs and survivors."

"Poets Be Realists! Poets be realists!It's O.K. to keep your jobs ~just don't quit your day dreams."

"Soup [10w] Never marry anyone who eats their soup with a ladle."

"Switch Hitter [10w] Aphorisms are penned in my left brain,poetry, my right."

"The Flood that Did Not Subside [10w] What would today's world be,If Noah's dove flew into obscurity?"

"Boasting vs. Toasting [10w] + {Couplet} What many call boasting to my success I call toasting."

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

"Chase vs. Choose Happiness If you chase after happiness, it may escape you.If you choose happiness, it may take your house away.Both chasing and choosing have their hazards ~but they're less risky than waiting for happiness to find you.Remember, happiness is a lazy ass motherfuckerthat doesn't go on search and rescue missions."

"Becoming [10w] We're a becoming whose final shape is unknown to all."

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

"Six-Pack [10w] A six-pack of beer's inversely proportional to six-pack of abs."

"Two Dust Storms or A Nice Pair of Haboobs A palm tree passes through a sandstorm, shakingoff the dusty rain like a wet dogon the less fortunate wayfarersburied in the sand."

"Embittered [10w] "His heart blistered like paint peeling from an old rig."

"Rewrite☷Rewrite [10w] Happiness writes new memories;New losses rewrite over old ones."

"Seduction [10w] Italy will host the Olympics when seduction's declared a sport."