“Fancy exterior is indicative of a rotten interior.”
Source: Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
“That's why I walk around in shabby clothes,
That's how I get to know about people's true nature.
Everybody likes to butter up those in suits,
Those who smile at the people with nothing,
are the ones with real substance of character.”
Source: Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
“Better a character out of shape, than a shape without character.”
Source: Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament
“Love who you like (The Sonnet)
Love who you like,
Wear what you like.
Have kids when you like,
Above all, live as you like.
Only thing that matters is that,
You don't fan the flames of hurt.
The only gospel of life is that,
There is no other gospel but love.
Obscene mind finds obscenity everywhere,
For the outside is but a reflection of the inside.
Less of the pomposity and more of the character,
That is how we shall harness our forces civilized.
I only know of one holiness, it's called kindness.
Without it, all scriptures are scum,
and all courts are incognizant.”
Source: Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.”
“Poetry is as necessary to comprehension as science. It is as impossible to live without reverence as it is without joy.”
Source: The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
“Melons & Dongles (The Sonnet)
It is one thing to embrace one's imperfections,
But there is nothing empowering in popping melons.
It is one thing to fight for equal pay rights,
Totally another to fight for the freedom of nipples.
On the other side, nobody wants a dongle in their inbox,
Only the dumb and callow care about your greek abs.
Men who are concerned more with grooming than behaving,
Raise a red flag to those with character and heart.
It is one thing to stay healthy through regular workout,
And totally another to worship one's body in the mirror.
All that packaging isn't worth even a confederate bill,
If inside all you have left is stinky narcissistic vapor.
So I say, stay healthy, but embrace your imperfections.
Once the packaging is gone, what'll be your contribution?”
Source: Esperanza Impossible: 100 Sonnets of Ethics, Engineering & Existence
“Ripped Jeans & Twenty Dollar Shirt (The Sonnet)
Ripped jeans and twenty dollar shirt,
That's how we'll change the world.
It is okay if your outside is dirty,
Make sure your heart is without dirt.
Too many people wear suits and boots,
In order to cover up the filth within.
Those who have their character intact,
Care not whether their clothes are shinin'.
The world needs purpose, integrity, honor,
None of which is predicated on clothes.
Those who think clothes make the person,
Will never discover any of the civilized roads.
Heart makes the person, heart makes the world.
A world without dirt comes from a heart without dirt.”
Source: Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race
“Some souls are made of light.
Pure light!
And one can almost see through them, because of their transparency.”
Source: Song of a Nature Lover
“When I would later ask her, What makes someone beautiful?, she would tell me: 'I think it’s what’s inside someone. I think it’s kindness in someone’s heart that makes them beautiful.' And she would add, 'And it’s how they treat others.' Compassion is beauty, too.”
Source: Up: A Love Letter to the Down Syndrome Community