Love or hate are like Addictions: Reference Book
With love, when you’re in your grooveyou can end upreceiving pleasure from another’s joyor surrounded by broken hearts. With hate, when you’re in the zoneyou can end upreceiving pleasure from others’ painor surrounded by hollowed-out souls. With addictions, when you’re … Continue reading Love or hate are like Addictions: Reference Book
I am a being of love
Love is not a feeling. It’s a way of being in this world. I am a being of love. I am not making this claim to boast or suggest that I am better than the beings who surround me. But … Continue reading I am a being of love
Who are you, really: Why self-help advice doesn’t work for you
There once was a soul full of strife,Who constantly sought advice in their life;But when self-view was mended,Good habits descended—Prompting better ways to survive. Edited by: ElRoyPoet, 2026 The Power of Identity in Transformation: Moving Beyond Advice to Real Change … Continue reading Who are you, really: Why self-help advice doesn’t work for you
My life’s purpose
In order for your brain to accept its reality, must it also imagine a fantasy? Every morning when you wake up, you make a choice: you can either say, “This is the day the Lord has made,” or curse god … Continue reading My life’s purpose
Consolation needed, nothing else
I’m living inside the wreckage of who I thought I’d be—a life I loved, gone; a map burned before me.Struggle folds over pain; each breath a steep ascend.Gratitude lingers here, stitched with a jagged seam,but not all hands that reached … Continue reading Consolation needed, nothing else
One More Time: How People become Addicted to the Chase
Even thoughI have suffered from hangovers hundreds of times,I always end up telling myself in the morning:“I will never ever binge again.”Because the pain is unbearable! But in the evening, when I start feeling melancholy,I conveniently forget the promise I … Continue reading One More Time: How People become Addicted to the Chase
The Dance of Desire: Understanding ADHD in Women
In our fast-paced world where willpower reigns,Chasing fleeting moments—dopamine’s chains.Attributing strength to a bed still unmaded,Like claiming bright eyes from effort displayed. “Work hard,” you say, “and your blue eyes will shine,”Ignoring the truth of your natural design.For duty to … Continue reading The Dance of Desire: Understanding ADHD in Women
America was built on Faith
The Bible is why we have morals.Our morals are why we have a constitution.Our constitution is why we have a democracy.Our democracy is why we’re still free. But if we turn our backs on the Bible,if we abandon our morals,if … Continue reading America was built on Faith
Internet Codependency
I’m sinking deeper,Into the virtual world. What am I going to do,When the lights go out?What am I going to do,When I can’t move about?What am I going to do,When all is in doubt? What am I going to do,When … Continue reading Internet Codependency
Smooth Talker or Real Walker: Rap Song
Yo, listen up, the teacher’s got a lesson to drop,’Bout how to speak loud, how to make it non-stop,Men, when you say, “I’m just being honest,” think again,’Cause women hear more—than just words, my friend. See, honesty’s cool, but it’s … Continue reading Smooth Talker or Real Walker: Rap Song
Faith and Protection Come at a Cost: Religious Writings with Q&A
The church offers you a piece of heaven,The state offers you peace on earth.The church demands tithes for salvation,The government demands taxes for protection. If you don’t tithe,The church damns you to hell.If you don’t pay your taxes,The government condemns … Continue reading Faith and Protection Come at a Cost: Religious Writings with Q&A
A Christmas Devotional
Morning of Missed Prayers You wake to the alarm, hit snooze, and can’t remember the angels who stood by you the night before. It’s time to pray—something you have done so many times—but your phone reports only four hours of … Continue reading A Christmas Devotional
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