#self-esteem-self-help-book

"Bridges [10w] Bridges are overpasses for commuters and roofs for the homeless."

"Why We Need Smart People [10w] We need smart people to call other smart people morons."

"God is Great [10w] God found me in a dumpster and made me holy."

"Oxford, England Haiku City shrouded in fogand within the blinding mist we found each other."

"Patriotism [10w] Patriotism for the rich is a subtle synonym for profiteering."

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

"Argument [10w] Argue for the sake of resolutionnot for arguments sake.."

"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?"

"The Unspoken Speaks Volumes Stillness brackets the exchanges between lovers. Itis not the lack of sound, but an encapsulated silenceof resonance. Resonant silences stand like bookends, embracing their thoughts;though formal pleasantries vibrate the air,they are more ritual than communication.The couples true intents are articulated in the unspoken.Two bodies.One soul."

"Obscenity [10w] Obscenity's undefinable becauseeverything that occurs in nature is natural."

"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."

"What One Vulture Said to the Other I have a bone to pick with you ~which end shall we start on?"

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

"Diplomacy The diplomat's expert way of saying 'They should go fuck themselves' is:"We are agreed in principleand will take our minor differencesunder thoughful consideration."

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

"Family {Couplet} For my misery, family brings relief,tripling my joy, halving my grief.This aesthetic arithmetic's quite poetic,an accounting surmounting odds unsympathetic.Now there seems no hardship I cannot withstand,accompanied by my exponential, familial band."

"Stratospherical Poems [10w] Poets circle the earth in a higher orbit than readers."

"Free Lunch There's no such thing as a free lunch ~for people who haven't yet learned to beat the system ;)"

"Diet and Exorcise [10w] The most effective diet is hanging around with fat people."

"Poetry is a Ladder {C☰O☰U☰P☰L☰E☰T} {The poet's job is to create a ladder} {for the reader to enter his imagination}and☰once☰they've☰climbed☰u­p☰to☰the ☰top☰remove☰each☰rung☰by☰grad­ation"