#unconditional-love

"Brownie Mix [10w] + {Couplet} Betwixt hell and the River Styx,I'll be shitting bricks."

"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."

"Louisiana Dynamite Fishin' {10w] "Uncle Jimbo sez, if dey don't float it ain't fishin'."

"Great Poets [10w] Great poets can milk blood and tears from a stone."

"Tofino, Canada Haiku Free flowing clothes,Strumming guitar on the beach.Still my baggage follows me."

"Expectation [10w] Eyes that see with expectation lieby not querying, 'Why."

"United Negro College Fund: A mind is a terrible thing to waste... ...and so is your paycheck,so don't waste good money on a lost cause."

"Wrong Number [10w] There is no such thing as dialing a wrong number."

"Let's Face It [10w] If you've peed on enough fire hydrants, you're a dog."

"Ars Poetica: Write Poetry on a Black Slate Poetry should be written on a black slate of imagination,the poet artfully allowing images to emerge from the dark."

"Patriotism [10w] Patriotism for the rich is a subtle synonym for profiteering."

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

"Spreading Yourself Too Thin We tend to bite off more than we can chewbecause we've got big mouths."

"Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes vs. Cassava vs. Popeye [10w] "I am that I am that I am a yam."

"Depression Busy people have neither the time nor the swimming skills to take a divein a pool of depression."

"Atheism [10w] Atheism is the tragic triumph of cold contemptuousness over gratitude."

"Poets and Competitiveness [10w] "I'm the only poet I need to be better than."

"Cutthroat Competition [10w] If competition becomes cutthroatit suggests business has become piracy."

"Neanderthal Poetry A poem should come as quick as lightningand create the awe Neanderthals felt cringing in their caves when hearing a clap of thunder."

"Thorny Love [10w] A thorn by any other name would hurt as much."