If I were going to be executed,

My meal would be

whatever the cook's most proud of

Because

I know

what it's like

to not feel appreciated.

Words are not enough to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop.

Really, they get in the way.

Your teeth mangle them, and your lips draggle them out,

But I don't care to lift them from the floor after you've slobbered all over them.

I tried to dry them out yesterday, but the poor things hung limp on the clothesline,

Nouns and verbs heavy, wet, and lifeless. 

Oftentimes, realism is mistaken for pessimism or cynicism. I believe, however, that it is simply realizing the consequences of one's actions. Anything can happen, as supported by many historical events, including the upcoming American Presidential election. Using the election as an example, I want to say this: Donald Trump is outspoken and rude (and a politician is simply a glorified businessman, is he not?), Hillary Clinton is well-versed in political shenanigans, and Bernie Sanders is much too liberal to get anything done if he were elected. This election is a circus, to say the least, and the election of any of these three will certainly cause problems with foreign affairs. To me, this is realism. It is statement of the very likely probability of something going wrong. No candidate is really a good candidate, and the truth will find its way out in time. In short, I am absolutely not expecting anything ultimately beneficial to come from the next President of the United States. It may not be all bad, but my prediction stands.

@RubyPond

Soldier 

don't you know 

victory 

without pain

Is the modern way. 

Honour gone

at Hiroshima. 

Won only fear 

and fear again. 

Let's hope some day

it can stop.

Dear Barack,

no need to apologise

for the bombs

you didn't drop.