#soul

"Poetry vs. Prose [10w] Prose is the bread of imagination;poetry is the wine."

"What is happening to me happens to all fruits that grow ripe. It is the honey in my veins that makes my blood thicker, and my soul quieter."

"Gradually Then Instantly [10w] We fall in love the way we lose our minds."

"I've heard that the soul often recognizes truth when it hears it, even if the mind does not."

"I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing."

"What's in it for me?' A selfish person doesn't become compassionate as the result of some words of wisdom or epiphany. The selfish need selfish reasons to act unselfish."

"When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret."

"Biggest Problem with 10w [10w] The biggest problem with aphorisms is people believe they're true."

"Chase vs. Choose Happiness If you chase after happiness, it may escape you.If you choose happiness, it may take your house away.Both chasing and choosing have their hazards ~but they're less risky than waiting for happiness to find you.Remember, happiness is a lazy ass motherfuckerthat doesn't go on search and rescue missions."

"Pale Oak Leaves Scatter Pale oak leaves scatteraround my father's grave."For this I pay $30/month maintenance?"

"Past is Past [10w] Lovers should clearly avoid obsessing about each other's romantic past."

"He offered her power, money, status...a giant prison, all in exchange for only...her soul."

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

"Your personal truth is your gift to the world."

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

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

"If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about."

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

"Genesis {Couplet} God spoke the world into existence, reifying an abstraction.Now the Creator's had second thoughts and wishes to utter a retraction."

"Poetry Trek: 'To Boldly Go Where No man Has Gone Before' A poet must get into spaceship every dayand launch himself into metaphorical space."