how is it that i can taste my tears and not my laughter?

is the early stage alzheimer's patient asking, "will you love me when i no longer know who you are?"

if i go to bed with the chickens, will i arise to lay a golden egg?

if all else fails, does that mean no other kind of failure remains?

if what i have to give you is kindness and what you have for me is anger, will we be like strangers to one another?

if i trip and fall and no one notices, does that mean i am not lying on the ground?

if an e.t. visited earth, would it be green with envy?

as a storyteller, i ask myself: what if there is no story, only words?

if i were the captain of my own boat, how would i feel about troubled waters?

if i am looking on the sunny side, is there still darkness being experienced on the other side?

if i were a sailboat, how would i feel about the shore?

if i waste water, from what cup will i drink?