Baseball Dad
When you were young,I was too ambitious.I wanted to be a husband, a dad and a pro. Back then—it was hard—for you to be you,and even harder for me to be,the home run hitter, I was supposed to be. So … Continue reading Baseball Dad
The Big Lie
Framing the narrative:A. The Republican legislature commissioned an Arizona vote audit, even though there was minimal suspicion of errors.B. Use the rhetoric that “if there wasn’t voter fraud, an audit wouldn’t be necessary”.C: Republicans now have a license to contest … Continue reading The Big Lie
Virtue Signaling
Don’t be hugging and kissing me,if you don’t mean it. If you keep trying to convince me,I’m going to start believing,that you really do. Don’t be giving me your alms,just because you’re feeling sorry for humanity.Let me be, let me … Continue reading Virtue Signaling
Good Manners Vs. Bad Culture
“Self-righteous people justify their lack of manners with the disclaimer, that they are only speaking the truth and besides it’s protected speech. But ask yourself this, is it a good truth—that will lift up the listener or just a mean-spirited … Continue reading Good Manners Vs. Bad Culture
Patriot’s Paranoia
“Trump is the magnet, the patriots are the steel. The reason the nationalists are still attracted to him, is because they both share the same victim-hood mentality.” By: ElRoyPoet, 2021 Listen to Josh Wilson—Revolutionary song During an interview with Scientific … Continue reading Patriot’s Paranoia
Revisionist History
You would hope that history teaches,But I’m afraid it merely preaches:That upon the simple ears it reaches,Would recall—to not repeat—The injustices—it admonishes. By: ElRoyPoet © 2020 Listen to Josh Wilson—Revolutionary song Read: American Schools Are Failing to Equip Students With … Continue reading Revisionist History
Our Peace Flowers
Our Republic is like,A beautiful garden.Our Constitution,The fence that surrounds it.Our Democracy,The gardener who tends to it. People from all over the country,Are welcome to come and admire it.But I won’t allow extremism,To sow the seeds of doubt in it.Because … Continue reading Our Peace Flowers
Self-Sabotage
I’m a poet,I don’t doubt it,Even if,I’m not very proud of it. You can choose,Who you want to be,You’ll just have to,Work at it, too. You might not be,The best there is,But I’ll give you the credit,For what you do. … Continue reading Self-Sabotage
The Fireman
Sitting inside my house,I’m feeling safe in my sanctuary.These wooden walls will protect me,from the evil that lurks outdoors.Come rain or storm, I will survive. But it just doesn’t make sense anymore,if—when I look at the television,I see pain and … Continue reading The Fireman
From Aspirin To Acid Trip
The first time I had a headache, I didn’t want to be bothered in finding out, why I had a headache, so I took an aspirin. The second time I got a headache, instead of finding out, why I was … Continue reading From Aspirin To Acid Trip
The Danger Of Fascism
“What remained was the individual person, the human being—and nothing else. Everything had fallen away from him during those years: money, power, fame; nothing was certain for him anymore: not life, not health, not happiness; all had been called into … Continue reading The Danger Of Fascism
Afghanistan
A part of me died—When my son’s time expired. And now that barren groundis sprouting: weeds of cynicism. Where there was once hope,peace flowers and laughter,Now there’s fear and remorse! I grieved when democracy died.They carried my freeman—away in a … Continue reading Afghanistan
