#spiritual-growth

"O God O God I love you.I worship you, I need you.Everything I am is because of you.Everything.O God I hate you."

"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."

"Lowbrows vs. Highbrows If you show something lowbrow to a highbrow does it wind up becoming crusty eye caca?"

"War [10w] When leaders threaten war,they’re breaking dirt on our graves."

"Explosive Heart [10w] + {Couplet} A heart that's been playedcan become a hand grenade."

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

"American Foreign Policy [10w] Foreign Policy requires dealing from the bottom of the deck."

"Argument [10w] Argue for the sake of resolutionnot for arguments sake.."

"Past/Present/Future I have no problem living in the present,but because of my pastpeople want to kill me in the future."

"Regret vs. Good Times "If I had to regret the good times I spent with every lover who eventually disillusioned me,my love life would be reduced to ten seconds."

"Love on Fire [10w] A man in love cannot see fire or smell smoke."

"Overheard at Ashtanga Yoga Class *"I don't know my he left me. I even had a rabbit's food hanging from my dreamcatcher.""Maybe you should've used a little more suction and a few less amulets."

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

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

"The Bonds That Tie Weak bonding is sharing a common interest;strong bonding is sharing a common enemy."

"3 Surefire Ways to Win a Man You sucking my cock made our relationship interesting.You taking it up your ass made it meaningful.You cooking me dinner made it lasting."

"A Matter of Perspective I see rain dancing on the stage of the pond.Fish see heaven throwing a thousand kisses.My wife see a drizzle of olive oil on a pot of spaghetti. The scientist sees condensation and precipitation.The rain sees reincarnation.A poet see them all in permutation."

"Campbell's Soup: M'm! M'm! Good!... ...even though our products have more sodium than the Dead Sea."

"Selfies [10w] Selfies allows you instant gratification and reminiscence all at once."

"Knocked-Up Kinda' Loven Marry, me, marry me, marry me,You better say, 'affirmative',Cuz you stuck a bun in my ovenand you haven't an alternative."