Torn jeans, torn jeans, What should I do? Sew’em, patch’em, Replace’em, with new. Commentary: When a rich man chooses to wear torn jeans because he thinks, he’s making a fashion statement, he’s mocking the poor man who must wear torn … Continue reading Ugly Pants
Don’t ask me to contribute to the United Way, We’re not united at all in this, Because I give way more than you do. Don’t ask me to do my fair share, Because my share is many times more than … Continue reading I Already Gave At The Office
Money can’t buy you love, But you can buy more time. Beware because sometimes, Fun time morphs into a hell of a time; Especially when you’ve run out of money, And can’t buy your way back home, To freedom. Spanish … Continue reading Indebted
I wish I wasn’t a Poet–
All the pain in the world,
I wouldn’t know it. Continue reading Heavy Work
“I worked hard on that But you don’t really care You wouldn’t even look If I didn’t ask you to Why do I have to ask? Seems I’m wasting my time Maybe I should just quit I’m not doing it … Continue reading Why Do I Have To Ask?
My reality is someone else’s ‘fantasy,’And someone else’s truthIs merely a ‘prejudice.’ My stories are sometimes happy,But other times—melancholy,And I feel guilty—For thinking it all too deeply. But I don’t sing sad songs,I tell cautionary tales,And if they’re contrary,It’s not … Continue reading Parallel Equivalencies
I had a thought,That came to my mind.Why it stayed,I don’t know. It caused me distress,And gave me no rest,For it refused to go. It was a prideful thought.And I feared,I might commit the deed,It represented in my mind. And … Continue reading Conversion
You never realize, How much you haven’t lived, Until you’ve run out of time. Sounds like a pity party to me. Just be glad you at least had, One ride on the merry-go-round, Or roller-coaster, If that’s more your speed? … Continue reading Pity Party
With one poem you won my heart, And I stayed with you, Because I’m true. But, then you posted, A counterfeit one, So I un-followed you. It’s not that I’m fickle, It’s just that I—also felt the pain, Of your … Continue reading Smooth Operator
I wish somebody would love me,I wish that somebody was you.I wish somebody would love me,I wish I could be happy too.I wish somebody would love me,Just a little bit would do.Since you don’t care about me,I’ll have to get … Continue reading Setting Yourself Up To Fail
In the River of Life,Love seldom flows upstream,You must paddle. In the River of Life,Love seldom flows to the bank,You must paddle, even harder. By: ElRoyPoet © 2019 Hawk Nelson: Words (Official Lyric Video) Poem Analysis: How Brotherly Love turns … Continue reading Going Against The Current
I can sing country, I can recite poetry, And my heart dances, When I’m thinking about you! By: ElRoy © 2019 Continue reading I’m A Triple Threat: I Still Got It!
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