#self-improvement

"Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so."

"Wishing Wells [10w] Wishes fall to the bottom of wells;only faith floats."

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

"Penetrate the Mysteries "If you ever hope to penetrate the mysteries of the universe,you've got to buy her a drink first and then pretend you're listening."

"Missouri State Motto Salus populi suprema lex esto [16]If our chiggers don't getcha', Rush Limbaugh will."

"Fashion [10w] Clothes makes the man.Fashion, above all, makes the President."

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

"Lonely Marriage is the best refuge of the lonely to be lonely together,and if it lasts long enough,take turns being lonely."

"Ode to a Wastepaper Basket I love the way you sit in the corner,gracious like a lover,catching my every crumpled vanity."

"Limitations are like mirages created by your own mind. When you realise that limitation do not exist, those around you will also feel it and allow you inside their space."

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

"Enmity Enmity is the soul of shit."

"Grateful [10w] + [10w] If you can't think of anything you should be grateful for,think that you can think and be grateful for that."

"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."

"Opportunities Come a Knockin' [10w] Never miss the opportunity to fuck or write poetry."

"Hermits vs. Rising Real Estate Costs [10w] Hermits can no longer afford a cabin in the woods."

"Posthumous {Couplet} The anonymous may claim their fame posthumous;But let my words be my stake, while I'm still awake."

"Liberating Dreams [10w] God was with Joseph in prison.They escaped through dreams."

"Hook 'em I know how to leave them satisfied and hungry for more ~with a carefully administered shot of insulin."

"Trance & Instinct The best poems come from trance and instinct;transcribing the unedited voice of universal consciousness."