#soul-searching

"Who Am I "I don't know who I am whenI'm not the person who loves you."

"Good vs. Great [10w] To be good twice is a true mark of greatness."

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

"Don't Mess with the Queen {Couplet} The first man harnessing the secrets of fireCannot compare with the revelation of your sovereign ire."

"How they Measure Self-Worth in Fort Worth: Actual Texas Hooker Quote (the irony is priceless!) "Quit fucking acting like y'alls have me all figured outand don't you ever, EVER, lump me into the category of your trashy hooker girlfriend who charges $100/hr. for full service. Shit, I charge $200 minimum now ~because after the year of being at the bottom I know my self worth."

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

"How Much Space? {Couplet} Give a lover space enough to rejoice in their choice,but not enough room for their doubts to give voice."

"Sometimes Magic is What Disappears [10w] + {Couplet} Love's tragic, not ecstatic;with finespun change, disappears the magic."

"Reconstruction of Japan After World War II [10w] 'I am what I plan'became the motto of modern-Japan."

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

"Deadly Sex Haiku Each thrust of his cockwas another coffin nailhammered in my heart."

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

"What Might Have Been {Couplet} Dwell not upon what might have been,Within such idle spin, you can never win."

"Keep Your Day Job Bitch [10w] + {Couplet} If you've guessed that I'm blessed,augury ain't your strawberry."

"Busch Beer: Head for the mountains... [10w] ...and fall off the precipice shitfaced."

"Ineffable Poetry A good poem goes beyond the physics of our world;it can't be quantified; it's an ineffable voice that speak directly to our soul,bypassing the laws of this world."

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"Jesus [10w] "Sorry to keep you hanging,but it's just our nature."

"The AP Stylebook is Useless {Couplet} I can't abbreviate abbreviation nor know how to initialize an acronym,I can find the contraction for contraction nor the précis for a homonym."

"Relatively Speaking [10w] The irony about 'relativism theories' is that they're relative too."