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I have been choosing harder ways all my life…

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    • 'It's me!' – Self-publishing 1988
      • – About Me
      • 1. Poems Written in Japan 1963-1965
      • 2. Poems Written as a Fresh off the Boat 1966-1970
      • 3. Poems presented to Dr. Schneider 1970-1979
      • 4. Poems Written during a Transitional Stage and after my "Schneider" Stage 1975-1987
      • 5. TANKA (Poems in 31 Japanese syllables) 1965-1987
      • 6. Words for Songs 1966-1968

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My Philosophy

What I feel is What I am

What I feel is What I am
I have to be aware of all my feelings on my conscious level
Then my self-love, my self-esteem will boost up the feeling it likes most
Therefore I act out as I feel, reaching my satisfaction
That process will enrich my self-love, my self-esteem, myself

What I say is spontaneous, and it is what I want to say
Hearing my utterance, I convince 
what I am sensing
what I am wanting
No regret, no doubt, 
That realization will enhance my ego

What I sense is what I am aware of
Dissipation of each feeling would create transparency
from where genuine feelings would emerge
from where genuine experience would start
where my genuine self resides
          11/2/2014
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