#soul-searching

"Relationships Deconstrcted [10w] Qualities we at first perceive as endearingsoon becomes annoying."

"God May Grant Your Wishes Daily [10w] Pray for sunshine at night and moonbeams when you wake."

"Telekinetic Poker Players Telekinetic poker players have a tell when they're bluffing:they always raise you."

"The Tragedy of Forgetfulness When you stop loving someone,in order to heal your memory of them begins to fade.Unfortunately, the good ones fade with the bad and suddenlyyears of your life have disappeared."

"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."

"Got Hate? When a hater cozily whispers shit in your ear about them,what does that say about you?"

"Enemies {couplet} Ne'er shall man's enemies been drawn so near,then when he seeketh to compare."

"Hypocrisy [10w] Religion without hypocrisy doesn't exist;that's man's imperfection, not God's."

"Death Ride Denied At the stables of your agonyDeath brought his morbid mareTo whisk you from your woeful wantsAnd coax you from your cares.A ride you did deny this princeAnd bid him soft farewell,Hoping the morrow must be brighter sinceYour yesterdays were hell."

"Moment of Truth 'Moment of truth' is derived fromthe Spanish momento de la verdad, that Hemingway epiphanous moment when the matador is about to kill the bull. Now it means the moment you realize you won't make it back to the parking meter before it expires ~sometimes expressed as, Motherfucker!"

"A Chuck Yeager Moment {Couplet} There's a sonic boom resonating in my head as I break through the 2000 HP follower watershed."

"Mingling Defined [10w] Superficial people engaging with superficial people on a superficial level."

"A Loaf of Challah Haiku A loaf of challah,a bottle of Rashi wine...For everything else there's Simply Manischewitz."

"Doublemint Gum: Double your pleasure. Double your fun... ...we're talking ménage à trois, you son of a gun."

"Rice-a-Roni: The San Francisco treat... ...the other treat, of course, being anal penetration."

"Family [10w] Family is a truth pill ~ just beware of an overdose."

"A Voice from the Past A book is a voice from the past whispering into your ear.Sometime I get the urge to exhume the author's bodyand hit him in the head with a shovel."

"Poetry and Ostrich Feathers A poet should leave his poem covered with a faint film of fairy dust,inviting the reader to bring his faint heartand an ostrich feather duster to the reading."

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

"Invisible Attraction What's invisible to the eye is that as you move towards love,love moves towards you."