#unconditional-acceptance

"I'm Not Talking About Fruitcake [10w] The greatest gifts are the ones that can be regifted."

"Endless Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Put off summer's endAnd adulthood's vexingburdens shall suspend."

"Depth of Love [10w] The longer the time between relationships,the deeper your love."

"Sharia Justice [10w] Sharia justice is a lynch mob masquerading as Allah's will."

"Prolific [10w] "Perhaps I'm prolific because I believe creativity can forestall death."

"Rotaryrotatory In a universe composed wholly of revolving doors we'll have no need for gatekeepers or tipping doormen at Christmas."

"War [10w] Fight wars not to win, but so our enemies don't."

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

"Evil [10w] Believing you're evil sets into motion the wheels of self-destruction."

"Learning from Experience Learning from experience means, 'Boy, did I just fuck up!"

"Note to Self: Patent #10w Diving Mask for fish filled with water when oceans disappear."

"Good Egg [10w] Picking up the pieces is the responsibilty of the egg."

"Let's Celebrate! Photoshop Turns 25 This Week [10w] I bought a fake passport on Fiverr.Don't tell Mexico."

"The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Hill That's because my lawn is on a south-facing slope of the hill and more more open to sunlight and warm winds. It's dryer due to higher levels of evapotranspiration than my neighbor's greener north-facing slope.I'm not the least bit envious of the color of his greener grass.I'm just pissed that the prick owns a better piece of real estate."

"Birds [10w] When a bird wakens, flight is no longer a dream."

"Switch Hitter [10w] Aphorisms are penned in my left brain,poetry, my right."

"La Récolteuse de la Mort Je suis la Récolteuse de la Mort et ~vous êtes ce que je viens pour les!"

"God Created [10w] Lips were created to kiss and hands to make peace."

"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."

"Small Degrees Lobster don't fathom they're being cooked,like relationships being snuffed out in small degreesbut in reverse, as love begins to freeze over, trapping you in a impenetrable ceiling of ice until you drown."