#soul-searching

"Regret [10w] Regret's more about lost opportunities than about paths we've chosen."

"Cookie Cutter Criticism A critic tried to fit my sense of humor in a cookie cutter,but it wouldn't fit his preconceived shape of what comedy should be.So he pressed harder, and harder and harder until the cookie cutter cut a cookie shaperight through the palm of his hand.It doesn't hurt anymore when the critic tries to slap me in the face.There's no more hot-air resistance."

"Death as Opportunity [10w] Death's an opportunity to wisely fill the void it leaves."

"Unruffled [10w] Nothing’s calmer than an unruffled duck eating a cool cucumber."

"Past/Present/Future I have no problem living in the present,but because of my pastpeople want to kill me in the future."

"Fig The proud oak wed a seedling figHe welcomed her caressThough round his lofty limbs she woundHe saw no need for distress.The fig enveloped all his trunkHer grip grew firm and tightThe oak withered in his arroganceAs she choked off his last light."

"New York City [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} In fast-paced New York Cityeven the bubbling brooks babble.The Hudson and East River run rabid,skirting the rabble"

"Kill Buddha's Hairdresser [10w] I'd like to meet Buddha's hairdresser and shoot the prick."

"Storm [10w] Clouds darken to X-rays revealingthe tumorous thunder resounding within."

"Thorny Love [10w] A thorn by any other name would hurt as much."

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

"A Poem Should Be Motionless A poem should be motionlessin its eternal truthsand animated to inspire latent words into action."

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

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

"Patience [10w] Patience is the most technologically advanced form of energy efficiency."

"Tennessee State Motto Agriculture and Commerce.Where the KKK was bornand the most popular pick up line is, 'Nice tooth!"

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

"Lady Gaga Haiku A cow has a big head, deep voice, a long tongue, butLady Gaga he's not."

"Is Prayer Only for the Living? III [10w] Do angels pray to God to intercede on mankind's behalf?"

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