You can’t change your body,Not your appearance,Not your strengths,Or your weaknesses. You can’t change your brain,Not your intelligence,Not your memories ,Or your emotions. And you obviously,Can’t change your heart.But who you love,Can and will! I just hope—He treats you right,And … Continue reading For Better Or Worse
Don’t take my voice away. That’s all, I’m asking for. I want to hear you say: “You’ve touched me some way”. What I write or what I say, May not enlighten you today. There are many others, Who’ve passed me … Continue reading Are You Free To Talk
Racism isn’t a problem for me,Is it for you? So, if it’s not an issue to you,Then how did you become—Such an expert on it? Don’t be knocking it,If you ain’t willing to try it! Is It Privilege Or Bigotry … Continue reading Racism Poems
Republicans don’t trust me.Democrats fear me,Because I don’t play,By their imaginary rules. For nobody soars higher,Then a freeman, Not the conservative,Not the liberal,Not even the progressives—In their fairy tales. By: ElRoyPoet © 2019 The Message: “It is absolutely clear that … Continue reading Autonomy
If you promote racism,It grows.If you accept racism,It grows.If you neglect racism,It grows;And republican hate mongering will win. If you promote respect,It grows.If you accept respect,It grows.If you neglect respect,It dies;And racism wins, again! Do you want to play,One last … Continue reading Patriot Games
I default to living in the past, That way I don’t have to deal with my reality. I’m constantly hashing up your old sins— Those are my excuses! And when I’m feeling over-confident, I travel to the future— Of how … Continue reading I Need Reparations
The goal of procrastination,Is to put off until tomorrow,What you can do today. The odds say: tomorrow will come anyway,And then you’re faced with the same dilemma,To do your duty or delay. Procrastination wishes there was no tomorrow,That way you … Continue reading Procrastination Has A Dark Side
There were two men standing in a field. One believed in Jesus,Alas, the other did not. One loved his brother,Alas, the other did not. One died and went to Heaven,Alas, the other did not. By: ElRoyPoet © 2018 Commentary: In … Continue reading Alas
Why isn’t there a law against lynching?Every time men with guns get triggered,The brute comes out, and he wants to get even,So he cheats, to teach the object of his hate a lesson.Could it be, his manhood’s in jeopardy,Because he … Continue reading Lynchpin
Protests devolve into riots;Thunderstorms spawn tornadoes.Don’t be inciting the snowflakes,And don’t be chasing storm troopers! By: ElRoyPoet © 2020 “(Our founders) created a document that built a representative democracy. Because the idea is: that our elected officials represent us, they … Continue reading Protest Lesson Learned
You’d hope that history teaches,But often it merely preaches:To ears that it reaches,It simply beseeches—“Learn, lest we repeat its breaches.” By: ElRoyPoet © 2020 Listen to Electric Avenue Song by: Eddie Grant “The only thing that we learn from history … Continue reading History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, It Rhymes
I’m your regular Joe.I earn an average wage.I live in an apartment house,And I try to lead an aesthetic life. Now, if I were a trillionaire,I could be the world’s patron,And support millions of people.But would that make a difference,Because … Continue reading Trillionaire
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