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1.0k · Jan 2018
kiss me while you can
17morae Jan 2018
kiss me while you can
because we are not getting
out of this alive
1.0k · Jan 2018
every hero fears
17morae Jan 2018
every hero fears
that some rapt admirer will
learn the awful truth
1.0k · Nov 2017
plagiarism is
17morae Nov 2017
plagiarism is
the sincerest compliment
in literature
756 · Mar 2018
i write poetry
17morae Mar 2018
i write poetry
when i can't think of something
more useful to do
727 · Nov 2017
fearful men sprout wings
17morae Nov 2017
fearful men sprout wings
but hero and coward fly
different directions
722 · Nov 2017
you just never know
17morae Nov 2017
you just never know
which late summer night will be
the very last one
706 · Oct 2017
you entered this world
17morae Oct 2017
you entered this world
howling naked and afraid
so quit complaining
488 · Nov 2017
fear is a hunger
17morae Nov 2017
fear is a hunger
for any sanctuary
courage is a fast
451 · Oct 2017
this imposing stone
17morae Oct 2017
this imposing stone
offers no impediment
if i am water
431 · Apr 2018
illiteracy
17morae Apr 2018
illiteracy
offers pointless advantage
to the plagiarist
416 · Jan 2018
the only limits
17morae Jan 2018
the only limits
constraining my destiny
are the ones i make
408 · Dec 2017
death and dishonor
17morae Dec 2017
death and dishonor
are the only compass points
on this battlefield
395 · Oct 2017
death cannot menace
17morae Oct 2017
death cannot menace
a thousand laughing zombies
happy halloween
384 · Feb 2018
if you want to speak
17morae Feb 2018
if you want to speak
with special authority
show special talent
363 · Feb 2018
karma is a bitch
17morae Feb 2018
karma is a *****
but only if i insist
on provoking her
349 · Feb 2018
success is moving
17morae Feb 2018
success is moving
from one failure to the next
with great confidence
347 · Oct 2017
do not fear the dark
17morae Oct 2017
do not fear the dark
in the dark all men are blind
even the monsters
343 · Feb 2018
an apology
17morae Feb 2018
an apology
is a bridge to a fresh start
or a bitter end
342 · May 2018
maybe a thank-you
17morae May 2018
maybe a thank-you
should always be longer than
strictly appropriate
338 · Oct 2017
truth is a despot
17morae Oct 2017
truth is a despot
kindness a revolution
love a bridge between
334 · Jan 2018
never attribute
17morae Jan 2018
never attribute
to malice that which may rise
from incompetence
329 · Mar 2018
i fear the unknown
17morae Mar 2018
i fear the unknown
but courage has wisdom that
fear can never know
321 · Feb 2018
rocket science is
17morae Feb 2018
rocket science is
not quite rocket science to
rocket scientists
321 · Oct 2017
dreams of tomorrow
17morae Oct 2017
dreams of tomorrow
memories of yesterday
sleeves rolled up today
318 · Mar 2018
a man can find joy
17morae Mar 2018
a man can find joy
with anyone so long as
he does not love her
317 · Nov 2017
may my compassion
17morae Nov 2017
may my compassion
here at the end of our love
be deep as your rage
309 · Nov 2017
accomplishment is
17morae Nov 2017
accomplishment is
often circumscribed by love
of attribution
307 · Oct 2017
negotiate like
17morae Oct 2017
negotiate like
you havent a thing to lose
or lose it for sure
306 · Feb 2018
in marriage i am
17morae Feb 2018
in marriage i am
a trellis where another
biography grows
306 · Dec 2017
every good idea
17morae Dec 2017
every good idea
carries within it the seed
of a better one
303 · Apr 2018
dreams are effortless
17morae Apr 2018
dreams are effortless
which is why dreaming is more
popular than work
302 · Apr 2018
i said forever
17morae Apr 2018
i said forever
but what i really meant was
while you still love me
301 · Jan 2018
in the big fishbowl
17morae Jan 2018
in the big fishbowl
even the smallest gaffe is
subject to review
297 · Nov 2017
seek not your true love
17morae Nov 2017
seek not your true love
walk instead a joyful path
and welcome friendship
284 · Nov 2017
fear is a poison
17morae Nov 2017
fear is a poison
and the only antidote
is experience
282 · Nov 2017
why is there something
17morae Nov 2017
why is there something
instead of howling nothing
nice problem to have
280 · Feb 2018
intimate sharing
17morae Feb 2018
intimate sharing
with a fellow traveler
learning on the road
277 · Apr 2018
if i die today
17morae Apr 2018
if i die today
let me die a better man
than yesterday me
275 · Apr 2018
it is sad but true
17morae Apr 2018
it is sad but true
that bitter experience
makes great poetry
274 · Oct 2017
half empty or full
17morae Oct 2017
half empty or full
either way it seems the glass
is just too ****** big
271 · Feb 2018
consensus inverts
17morae Feb 2018
consensus inverts
the logic of rational
decision making
267 · Nov 2017
do as you think wise
17morae Nov 2017
do as you think wise
but wisdom does not believe
everything it thinks
263 · Feb 2018
democracy is
17morae Feb 2018
democracy is
rarely practiced in lifeboats
real or imagined
263 · Feb 2018
strangers are welcome
17morae Feb 2018
strangers are welcome
but unmannerly conduct
will be met in kind
262 · Nov 2017
i need a stout heart
17morae Nov 2017
i need a stout heart
to hear without any flinch
this din of battle
261 · Apr 2018
one day that one foot
17morae Apr 2018
one day that one foot
in front of the other is
the one in the grave
260 · Apr 2018
no one dies today
17morae Apr 2018
no one dies today
not inside my influence
and not on my watch
260 · Feb 2018
if you must burn time
17morae Feb 2018
if you must burn time
place the flame so friends enjoy
the warmth and the light
257 · Feb 2018
a human being
17morae Feb 2018
a human being
seeking relevance becomes
a human doing
257 · Feb 2018
my most precious coin
17morae Feb 2018
my most precious coin
is my time so why not choose
to spend it on love
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