HAIKU #18

Life's a short boat ride
The boat itself matters not
Where it's going does

BEACH

Yay! I'm having fun in the sun!
I like the beach and I like everyone!
I like to swim and I like to run!
I'd like a hot dog and I'd like a bun!

Hey! I see an out-of-place bear!
I like the way it escaped from the fair!
I like its teeth and I like its stare!
I'd like to try to approach it with care!

Say! Am I the only one here?
I like the way everyone fled in fear!
I think the moment is finally near!
Bears attack me at the beach every year!

ENDORSEMENT 3

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HAIKU #17

Children are selfish
Grown-ups must transcend the self
That's why we grow up

HAIKU #16

We choose our future
It can either be a pit
Or a mountaintop

ENDORSEMENT 2

Old Italian Mother: Why do you want to drink root beer all your life? There's a whole world out there.

Defiant Son: Ma, I don't care about the world! Just let me drink my root beer!

Old Italian Mother: Oh, I suppose you're right.

The son is right. The world will wait. But root beer? Well, root beer is delicious. And it doesn't matter which brand you drink. Because when it comes to root beer, you can't go wrong.

Root beer. Forget about the world.

HAIKU #15

What's happening now?!
We're slaves to current events
Let's seek timelessness

HAIKU #14

Welcome to heaven!
Wait, you only loved yourself?
Burn in hell, fucker!

HAIKU #13

You put me at ease
Torments dissipate through you
You're my lullaby

MERE MEN

What do we mean when we say "we"?
Do we mean you? Do we mean me?
Do we mean additional men? All three?
Do we mean all men who have been or will be?

What do you mean when you say "you"?
Do you mean me? If not me, who?
Do you mean additional men? You do?
Do you mean all men within earshot or view?

What do I mean when I say "I"?
I must mean me! Will this "me" die?
Is "me" a mere body or spirit on high?
Or something too lofty for men to reply?

ENDORSEMENT 1

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HAIKU #12

Worst day of your life
Is someone else's best day
All things all the time

HAIKU #11

No one wanted us
Their rejection sets us free
We'll do what we want

DEMON

I have a demon in me
And I know why it's here
It showed up when you hurt me
And told me not to fear

It said it could take over
And drive away the pain
And manage my thoughts for me
And live inside my brain

It promised me the comfort
That you did not provide
I felt ashamed and frightened
And welcomed it inside

I grew up with the demon
Forgetting it was there
It fed me till its poison
Was more than I could bear

I tried to fight the demon
Sometimes I thought I'd won
It wanted me to think that
It lied to me for fun

It made me think I liked things
That didn't bring me joy
It made me lose the brightness
That filled me as a boy

It taught me to despise life
And people such as you
While you despised me also
You had a demon too

We have these demons in us
They may be here to stay
But we can choose forgiveness
Where angels light the way

HAIKU #10

Two kinds of helping
Sometimes we help for others
Sometimes for ourselves

HAIKU #9

Yearning to escape
We fantasize and slumber
This escape plan sucks

DR. ZELDENRUST

How is Dr. Zeldenrust?
Tell us, is he well?
Has he found his inner light?
Is he safe from hell?

Where is Dr. Zeldenrust?
Are his travels blessed?
Has his journey reached an end?
Is his soul at rest?

Who was Dr. Zeldenrust?
Did we ever know?
Said we'd always stay in touch
That was long ago

SORRY

I'm sorry for the pain I caused
I never wanted to
You hurt me without trying
I did the same to you

We get in fights consistently
It's unclear who's to blame
I often feel the victim
I'm sorry all the same

I'll learn to spare you future pain
And help you spare me too
Till we're no longer sorry
But wise and born anew