#unconditional-acceptance

"Is Prayer Only for Man? I [10w] Does God pray for His creation's in Heaven and Earth?"

"Embalming [10w] Injecting baking soda whitens, freshens, and softens the dearly departed."

"Boasting vs. Toasting [10w] + {Couplet} What many call boasting to my success I call toasting."

"Steer Clear [10w] Avoid alliances with anyone who's more to gain than you."

"Epic vs. Great Poetry [10w] Epic poetry's about the extraordinary;Great poetry is about the commonplace."

"Fabulous Creatures and Trust Issues [10w] Never trust a sheep in wolf’s clothing despite the unicorn."

"Athens, Texas Haiku Blackeyed Pea Capital of the World.Yup, just another shithole."

"Fugly Fishmates For every woman that looks like a hatchet-faced haddockthere's an equally ugly flounder-faced man with even fewer prospects."

"Occam's Razor [10w] I shaved with Occam's razor and he shaved with mine."

"The Poet's Disease My body atrophies.My mind swells.Imagination's become my crutch."

"There's More Than Two Choices [10w] Don't take the road less traveled;blaze your own path."

"Spontaneous Gift Giving [10w] Learn to give gifts spontaneously accompanied by a love note."

"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."

"Russian, Umerzhurnalistka Someone who too many questions for his own good. Literally, 'Dead journalist'."

"Detonation vs. Pre-Ignition [10w] Poets have thin skins;physicists call this differential burn rates."

"Epiphanies [10w] Epiphanies aren't intuitions of new ideas;they're rearranging existing information."

"Spooning [10w] Love means tasting her spaghetti sauce on a wooden spoon."

"What's Hot [10w] + {Couplet} We incorrectly assume what's hotis becoming what we're not."

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"A Prayer God, be my light in pitch-black night;Show me the path from wrong to rightThat I might in Your hands be delivered later,Having eclipsed myself to become something greater."