I want to matter;I want to stay relevant.I keep on talking,I keep on… I’m running out of days.I’m like a falling star,I’m burning out,I can’t stop… Generations comeand generations go. How do I make an impact?How do I keep on … Continue reading The Joy In My Soul
There’s a battle raging in my mind,For my brain has chosen guilty pleasure,Instead of being kind.My flesh wants to live,And it will sin,To not be left behind.Because my heart’s wounded,And my spirit’s in a bind. Who can help me,Or is … Continue reading Prideful
Having someone to lovegives you pleasure. Having someone to love,who is forbidden—be it physical or virtual,gives you a guilty pleasure. But which onegives you more satisfaction? The one who lasts longerin your mind—pleasure monger! By: ElRoyPoet © 2022 Commentary: Humanity … Continue reading not born this way, bent that way
“This will take the steam out of your kettle! At the end of the day, you’re either a geezer or geezette. So why not try–to get along–before you get moved to the back burner?” By: ElRoyPoet, 2020 “Passion and commitment … Continue reading In For The Long Haul
The failure of white evangelicals is that they can’t even restore morality in their churches, but still insist they can restore morality to our nation—that’s why they call themselves ‘christian nationalist’. It’s like ‘putting the cart—before the horse’, tragically the only direction … Continue reading christian nationalist
I’m a man of compassion,not of micro-aggressions. I’m a bridge builder,not a community wrecker. I love peace and love,I hate war and hate. I’ve been around the world—my plight is still the same:there’s predators, chemicals,catastrophes and disease—all are out to … Continue reading Conscientious Objector
I’ve traveled across many galaxies.I’ve seen stars glow brightAnd others go dim.It’s also been my experience,That a sun burns hotter,Before it burns out.I’ve even seen frozen planetsSwallowed whole,By the very same darkened hole. By: ElRoyPoet © 2020 Will America’s disregard … Continue reading Climate Change
Many thoughts race through my mindAs I step up to the starting line,Butterflies through my stomach fly,And as I free that last deep sigh,I feel that death is drawing near,But the end of the race—I do not fear. For when … Continue reading Finish Strong
As I travel down this road,I wonder where I’ll go,I wonder where it’ll take me,I wonder if I’ll know—when to stop and when to go,or if i should just turn— to the right or to the left,what is right and … Continue reading Take The Romans Road
Just because I was born with supremacist and nationalist tendencies:It doesn’t mean, I can be trusted to rule the world.So why would I allow a populist—worse than I—to be the boss of me?It’s asinine to ever imagine, that it would … Continue reading Guardians Of Democracy
I have two chairs sitting in my room,one’s for meand the other one’s waiting for you—to return to me. But I know meand you know you—because if you ever doreturn to me? I’ll have to ask you to leave,because you … Continue reading Inanimate Objects
If I practice random acts of kindness,am I unkind, most of the time? Yes, but who can judge me, if in my mind, I can’t understand,why it weighs heavy on my heart? Spanish Translation El Buen Samaritano ¿Si practico actos … Continue reading Good Samaritan
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