#soul-searching

"Preserving Beauty [10w] + {Couplet} Preserving beauty is futile;even Cleopatra returned to the Nile."

"GPS for Sin "You've entered the point of no return;Re-cal-cu-la-ting."

"Time is Not a Constant [10w] Time speeds up, crawls, compresses and expands depending on mood."

"Too Beautiful for Words [10w] + [10w] When nature presents us with miracles too beautiful for words,it is either a mountain, a beach, or a baby."

"Wisconsin State Motto Forward.Leading the nation in drunk driving and Cheesehead hats."

"Good Egg [10w] Picking up the pieces is the responsibilty of the egg."

"What's Hot [10w] + {Couplet} We incorrectly assume what's hotis becoming what we're not."

"Eye of God [10w] The Hubble-Universe is a microchip in the Eye of God."

"Some Semblance of Such "To lose one's identity to a Doppelgänger may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose multiple identities speaks of Nabakov."

"To Trend or Not to Trend I've had a thousand trending poems,they were rarely my best.Evoking empathy and shared feelingis the poet's only true test."

"Minimum Wage [10w] Even trained bears couldn't bear working for bare minimum wage."

"California Milk Processor Board: Got Milk?... ...cuz I got a fucking hangover."

"Learn from Children [10w] Children picture God as a smiley sun emanating love light."

"New Year's Revolving Door [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} 2015's revolution commences with the overthrow of New Year's resolution.Seek not absolutionfor our weak character's immune to evolution."

"Dressed to Kill [10w] At fashionable parties,vegetarians should not be dressed to kill."

"Mercy vs. Revenge "May God have mercy on my unfaithful, back-stabbing, adulterous husband because I sure as hell won't."

"The Tigger Journals [10w] "Honestly, I'd rather be alone than with that unbearable Winnie-the-Pooh."

"The Machismo Motto [10w] "When we are not hard as nails we get screwed."

"What Ever Happened to Stupid? [10w] ‘I’m only human’,has become everybody’s license to fuck up."

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