#soul-searching

"War [10w] Fight wars not to win, but so our enemies don't."

"Dysfunctional vs. You're One Fucked Up Bitch [10w] "Causing pain's the only way you know how to love."

"Adult Pretend [10w] "I'm tired of playing 'pretend';let's play 'get-real, bitch."

"Read vs. Write If you want to know about life second hand, read;if you want to experience life directly, write."

"Don't Quit ❣ Don't quit on love and it won't bail on you."

"Birds [10w] When a bird wakens, flight is no longer a dream."

"Poetry as Conspiracy [10w] A poem is unspoken conspiracy between the reader and poet."

"An Enirely Different Matter [10W] Four states of matter:solid, liquid, gasand ffuzzy-wuzzy."

"Err 2 [10w] To err is human, to make it a habit, assinine."

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

"Arches National Park, Utah BloodshotZiggurats of rock against unbending sky,sandstone fins and eyes of ancient earth behemoth.Your windows wedged by cosmic hands of rain and melting snow, of frost and ice, of gravity and geologic time, patient and untiring,self-possessed like a child's perception of endless summer."

"Shakespeare vs. Keynesian Economics {Couplet} If 'Neither a lender nor a borrower be',investments would dry up, economies stagnate,and off to the poorhouse go you and me."

"The Poet's Limitless Imagination [10w] The stringy shit from my goldfish turns him into a kite."

"Casualties of War The casualties of war are far, far morethan those lying dead on the battlefield floor."

"No Planning for Death [10w] People put more planning into a weekend vacation than death."

"David Dukes How come everytime I put on the T.V.to watch some Dick Wolf crime show,all the judges are blackand all the criminals are white!I just sayin there must be some kindaJew conspiracy at work here!"

"Poetry and Love [10w] Poetry and love are two faces of the same coin."

"Neanderthal Poetry A poem should come as quick as lightningand create the awe Neanderthals felt cringing in their caves when hearing a clap of thunder."

"Seafood My body's just a shell,the world is my oyster ~and I'm getting a whale of appetiteright now for some delicious seafood ."

"Present {Couplet} Our present is the dissipating despair of our past mingled with the promise of our future we hope will last."