#spiritual-growth

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"Love is a Gamble [10w] Love's a gamble ~ better lose than never spin the wheel."

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

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

"Legacy To leave a legacy,you first gotta leave your leg in the door."

"Ethical Dilemma of an Ascending Body [10w] + [10w] You can't ascend a ladderwithout rungs to push back;you can't climb a staircasewithout stairs to step on."

"Tapestry [10w] Life's a tapestry of mystery and miracles quilted by God."

"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."

"A Real Passionate Kiss Should Feel Like Dying [10w] Like ice melting into water coming to a rolling boil."

"McDonald's I love and rescue stray dogs, duct tape Burger King crowns to their heads and set them loose in McDonald's."

"Objective Journalism Foreign journalists will always compromise objectivity to preserve relationships that give them better access."

"Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality."

"Poetry and Dogs [10w] Poetry and dogs make the best companions.Don't trust dogs."

"California Haiku "After my boob jobI'm taking acting lessons.Fuck's fifty, no anal."

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

"Beloved Poetry [10w] Write poetry like it’ll convince your beloved who to marry."

"Like a flower, feel yourself rise above and begin to open."

"Nomad {Couplet} When your roots grow from the outside in,home becomes whatever place you're in."

"Let Others Speak [10w] When others speak of your virtues they grow tenfold."

"The Wonderful Wonder Between the 'Onenesses' [10w] + [10w] + [10w] + [10w] If you can imagine time running backwards, death becomes birth;The moment before conception, becomes our oneness with the universe.Therefore, we shouldn't fear death because oneness returns to oneness;The wonder that happens between these onenesses is God's gift."