Running Into Walls: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku

I ran into a/
wall today. I didn’t see/
it coming. It hurt.

Harsh Play: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku Lament

She who once played with/
me is now harsh on my play,/
But I deserve it.
OR

She who once played with/
me is now harsh on my play,/
But deservedly.

Lift Where I Stand: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Iambic Poem

If I’m to lift where I stand/
How often should I reprimand/
Others for their silliness?/
The government for causing duress?/
Our kids and friends for giving us stress?

Capitalists for raising prices?
Immoral folks who are spreading vices?
Big industry for pollution?
Bankers with no economic solution?

Do we rail as some try to do good?
Could their motives be misunderstood?
We often stand and criticize,
As we look with judging eyes.

What if we focused our critical gaze
Into our own internal maze?
Wouldn’t we see so much clearer
If we looked, first and only, into the mirror?

Would we be able to do more good
If we learned to lift where we stood?
We do not stick our heads in the sand/
When we help by lifting where we stand.
For isn’t it said: There is nothing greater
than loving God by serving our neighbor?

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There Are Laws: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Reprimand

“If I go to hell/
for THAT, it’s not fair.” Sure it/
is. Who made you Judge?

Are You My Mother? Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

Don’t reprimand me./
It makes you sound like you’re my/
Mother. Oh! You are!