#soul-searching

"Gone to the Dogs [10w] All ideals corrupt into ideology to sustain the social order."

"How to End Racism [10w] The children of interracial marriages should look like panda bears."

"Save the Last Dance for Me Life is a Hesitation Waltz danced to swing time measure. We're all given the free will to suspend our moving foot or slowly drag it during the halt."

"Russian, Umerzhurnalistka Someone who too many questions for his own good. Literally, 'Dead journalist'."

"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."

"Mongolian, Temeenii'malgai The small fuzzy hat worn by camels that cross the Gobi desert. Usually stolen by natives of Ulaanbaatar for the groom's hat at weddings. The fuzz on the hat smells so bad that the groom is temporarily blinded and can't see how ugly the bride looks until it's too late."

"Carrots and Creativity [10w] Put a carrot in front of you for optimal creativity."

"The Road to Poetry Hell [10w] The road to poetry hell is likepaved with similes."

"Simply Fabulous Haiku If I write fablesam I a fabulist orsimply fabulous?"

"Perdue: It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken... ...it's all about steroids and crowd management."

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

"My Brooklyn Childhood [10w] "Motherfucker! I gotta put more goddamn change in the swear-jar."

"Tofino, Canada Haiku Free flowing clothes,Strumming guitar on the beach.Still my baggage follows me."

"Scientific Discovery [10w] The greatest scientific discoveries were madelooking at the overlooked."

"Occam's Razor [10w] I shaved with Occam's razor and he shaved with mine."

"Avery If a boy named Avery marries a girl named Avery,will they name or just label their children?"

"Alone [10w] Alone in bed because of three wordsI hadn't said."

"Six Minus Three Degrees of Stupidation [10w] Three degrees of stupid:stupidstupid squaredstupid stupid stupid"

"Harlem P.O.V. Everything outside Harlem's the boondocks,where hayseeds opt out of Nikes for Reeboks."

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