#spiritual-growth

"The Stink of Hate {Couplet} When haters write they raise a stink;must be the venom coursing through their ink."

"Lost Love [10w] + {Couplet} Lost love's the season of mists,Though they are gone, memory persists."

"The Gypsy Jackpot An ambulance, a police car and a fire truck parked in front of a gypsy's trailer can only mean one thing ~ insurance scam!"

"Moment of Truth 'Moment of truth' is derived fromthe Spanish momento de la verdad, that Hemingway epiphanous moment when the matador is about to kill the bull. Now it means the moment you realize you won't make it back to the parking meter before it expires ~sometimes expressed as, Motherfucker!"

"Why We Need Smart People [10w] We need smart people to call other smart people morons."

"Gypsy When one gypsy spits on you, its disgusting;when two do, it's suspicious;when three do, you're late to a gypsy wedding."

"Pretending to be Deep ;) [10w] Only from the mountain's valley can you see the peak."

"Pain vs. Pleasure {Couplet} Pain and pleasure are nearly identical,the difference lies in their temporal perception.Pleasure feels fleeting, pain feels unending;both jolt us at the nerve's first inception."

"Optimists vs. Death [10w] Optimists are hopeful people who see a coffin as half-full."

"Love vs. Mental Illness [10w] Love, like mental illness, comes on graduallyand then suddenly."

"Revel in the Unraveling Being authentic is lifting the maskon who you think you should be seen as,and becoming at ease with your bare ass vulnerability.Revel in the unraveling,take courage in sharing your imperfections,and you'llincrease your loveexponentially."

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

"Bagels and Lox Life's an everything bagel;love is a schmear of scallion cream cheese;and lox, no matter how you cut it,is resistant to dumbass metaphors."

"In and Out [10w] Our infant blanket in the externalization of our mother's womb.ღ ♛ ღ ♛ ღ ♛ ღ ♛ ღ Intruth, we should be married under,sling our newborn babiesinand after deathbe shrouded in the same infant blanketwe were taken home from the hospital in."

"Writer's Prayers That Don't Work "Lord, lead me from the banality of everyday life,to the gleaming one beneath the surface."

"When in Doubt [10w] If your relationship becomes stagnant,set fire to her dress."

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

"Babel [10w] Building a tower to reach God doesn't require any bricks."

"Marriage [10w] The only thing better than forgiveness in marriage is forgetfulness."

"Make It Happen!!! [10w] Don't wait for someone to fall in love with you."