I should’ve never dived head first,into this cesspool of greed and deception.I should’ve eased in and stirred the water first.I haven’t been able to change—not even one, of those extremist ideologies. I used to be content in my space—just writing … Continue reading Regime Change
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,we abandon our morals;we corrupt … Continue reading Patriot’s Folly
Don’t disrespect your teacher,And don’t believe the hype.You will have a jelly brain,If you fall for all of them.Stay in school and don’t drop out,Unless you want to end upWith peanut butter on your mind. By: ElRoy © 2018 “All … Continue reading All My Rhymes Are Lame
Embrace the day,it was created for you.Sunrise begins it;when sundown,it’s through. But in between,you are free,to gaze into that azul sky,as those weeping nubesfloat on by. By: ElRoy © 2021 Listen to Matthew West—Strong Enough song “The Lord Himself goes … Continue reading Anger Clouds The Mind
If a white supremacist pushes a black man into the river,And he is drowning, because he doesn’t know how to swim,And if the other black men standing on the bank,Don’t know how to swim either,Who’s going to rescue him? Only … Continue reading Anti-Racist
Every day I drive down the street in my truck.I see the homeless people standing on the sidewalk;Beggars holding up a sign, asking for a buck. In the summertime:I enjoy the air-conditioning,As they sweat in the heat of the sun. … Continue reading Homeless
God is Good.He smiled,When He created you.He wants you,To have hope. He wants you,To overcome the world. Satan is evil.He grins, when you despair.Because he knows you will fail.If you try—To do it on your own… By: ElRoy © 2021 … Continue reading Optimist Vs. Pessimist
I see that look on your face. Why doesn’t it agree, With the words you speak? You hating me, Am I the cause of it? Because your brain, Can’t handle That type of rejection. And you had told me, You … Continue reading Not A Give And Take
My weapon is notA sword or a gun.My offense is not evenA sharpened tongue.So when I feel triggered,And I pull out my defenses,The weapon I reach for,Is my rose colored lenses. By: ElRoy © 2019 Listen to Josh Wilson—Revolutionary song … Continue reading The Pacifist
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, … Continue reading My Peace Flowers
What can an old man do? He has already lived his life. He cannot take another path. He cannot make a new plan. He can only hope, His children will prevail— While he watches at the gate, For the enemy … Continue reading Last Man Standing
Addiction is self-love. I am loving myself, By doing what gives me pleasure and comfort, And numbs the pain of anxiety and rejection. I have so much love to give, But the objects of my affection, never agree with me, … Continue reading Addicted To Love
