Index

  • Organized Religion’s Predatory Tactics that keep Believers in Fear

    I’m afraid of dying,and because I don’t know where I’m going,I give tithes to an evangelical church—that covenants with me—that I won’t burn,if I pay my own way—to get into heaven. I’m afraid of dying,and because I don’t know when

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  • Liberty Requires A Gun: How MAGA is a Threat to the Second Amendment

    A perceived grandeurversus a delusion of grandeur—which is worst,either way you’re a target. The haters and traitorsare out to get you,the former are external,the latter internal. It came to me in a dream—so what should I do now,is it too

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  • “Minority Report”: A Blueprint for America to replace Democracy with Autocracy

    When municipal police no longer serve as defenders of public safety and crime deterrence, the only role left for them to fulfill is that of offense and crime preemption. In this new paradigm, the focus shifts from maintaining community safety

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  • How Trump’s Divisive Rhetoric Is an Attack on the Constitution: Analysis

    There once was a president who blamed,Claimed immigrants caused him much pain,But the grievances he spoke—Honest folk dared not evoke—Cause’ his rhetoric was meant to inflame. Edited by: ElRoyPoet, 2025 Political correctness (PC)—the deliberate choice of words and restraint in

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  • Why Conservatives Voted for Trump In 2024: Primer

    It’s not a stretch to say that some of Trump’s more casual observers might not have fully understood the extent of his abuses or the severity of his actions. Alternatively, they may have been sufficiently impressed by his influential connections

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  • Why are Evangelicals so obsessed with the end of times?: Reference Book

    In sacred texts, a phrase profound:“To live is Christ; to die is gain.”In Paul’s words—a testament to faith is found,that dying for Christ brings eternal life to view? For Islam, a different path is shown:martyrdom’s call, a sacrifice that’s known.Allah’s

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  • 2028: YOUR FUTURE AMERICAN RIGHTS

    The Redefinition of Civil Rights in a Social Democracy: A dystopian historical short story “If The Right Can’t Tone It Down, Can You Blame The Left For Tuning Them Out?” I stayed up late to watch a turning point in

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  • Citizen Microchips and Mass Deportations, A history from the future: Dystopian Book

    Political parties, sworn to serve—Promises make, with a politico’s grin;May answer the ends, that people deserve;Their voices strong, their mandate clean. But soon, time reveals a shifting tide,As engines turn from hope to pride;Cunning men with ambitions vastSeize the reins

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  • Mass Deportations: A history from the future

    There once was a populist political party so bold,Whose campaign promises glittered like gold;But unprincipled men took the lead,Turned democracy’s engine to greed,Now the people’s voice is bought and sold. Edited by: ElRoyPoet Reflections on a Nation Betrayed “Pride goes

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  • A Poor Man Calls Out to His Maker; a Rich Man Doesn’t Have To, Because He’s a Self-Made Man: Personal Growth Book

    In shadows cast by towers, he stands,A human dreaming of distant lands.He sees the riches, the shining height,And wonders how to find his own light. He seeks meaning, a purpose true,A sense of connection, honest and new.Yet in his quest,

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  • Trump’s Border Policy versus Biden’s: Explained

    Immigrants Are Us In the rush of days, they disappear—gentle souls we hold so dear.People working at a steady pace,their quiet lives vanished and erased. We voted to rid ourselves of wrong,to make society more secure and strong.But in the

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  • How Conservatives’ and White Evangelicals’ Emotions were Hijacked by MAGA

    Love Light or Black Heart Love for the one,outshines hate for many. If you share the love,the one will be loved. Hate for many,eclipses love for the one. Your love dims for the one,when you share the pain. So don’t

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  • Why Cuban Nationals Gravitate to the Republican Party: Reference Book

    In Cuba where tyranny took hold,The stories of freedom were told,Some fled with hope,But liberty said “nope”,Can’t escape the shadows of old! Edited by: ElRoyPoet, 2025 Op-Ed: This Is Why Cuban Nationals Embrace the MAGA Republican Party Cuban Americans often

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  • A Poor Man Calls Out to His Creator; a Rich Man Believes He Doesn’t Have To, Because He’s a Self-Made Man: Reference Book

    In shadows cast by towers, he stands,A poor man dreaming of distant lands.He sees the riches, the shining height,And feels his reach is lost by night. He seeks for meaning, for truth divine,A Savior’s smile—his hope, his sign.Yet in his

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  • A Street Evangelist Warning: To End Violence, You Must Imitate Christ.

    My name is Malachi. I have no computer, so I wrote this at the public library because I want you to understand the message I’ve spoken. I want to share the love of God with you. Even though there are

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  • “How Evangelicals Lost Their Way” Poems: A Call To Repentance Revival

    Oh wicked evangelicals,They made a pact with the devil,For the promise of a state church,A crown of gold, and a reprobate mind. Oh foolish evangelicals,How quickly they forget—Didn’t they learn in Sunday school,That satan never keeps his promises? They chase

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  • Letter to America: Saving Democracy for the Next Generation

    A leader with plans dark and deep,Sets traps for the chaos to creep.He rallies the gullible crowd,Declares martial law out loud—So that more power, he can keep. Edited by: ElRoyPoet, 2025 The Threat of Authoritarianism in the United States: How

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  • In order to get into Heaven, you must pay your own way: Reference Book

    Poem: If I ever lose my faith When you need relief,When you’re desperate for a cure—You’ll believe the spokesman,Who tells you: ‘Don’t give up on hope’;For that’s the only message,You really wanted to hear. Because you desire a miracle,And if

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  • Letter to America: Our First Amendment is Under Siege

    I should’ve never dived headfirstinto this cesspool of hate and deception.I should’ve probed the water first.I haven’t been able to change—not even one of those “MAGA” ideologies. I used to be content in my own space—writing my “First Amendment” rhymes.But

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  • Letter to America: How Incendiary Rhetoric is wrecking our Democracy

    There once was a republican who blamed,Thought others were causing their pain,But the truth they would see,No one else could, apparently—Peace only comes, when rage doesn’t reign. Edited by: ElRoyPoet, 2025 What we know about the case against the man

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  • If I ever lose my faith

    When you need relief,When you’re desperate for a cure—You’ll believe the spokesman,Who tells you: ‘Don’t give up on hope’;For that’s the only message,You really wanted to hear. Because you desire a miracle,And if not,You’d have to settle,For something or anything

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  • Is Democracy just a game to you?

    Democracy levels the playing field,Equality for all, civil rights, and free will.But autocracy—a liar and a thief—Takes you out of the game, offers no relief. Many Republicans, turned cynical,Once prideful, now acting hysterical.They would always be the ones to win,Until

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  • The MAGA Simpleton’s Motto

    Take away the social programs,I’ve never needed assistance or relief.I’m self-sufficient, self-helped—Dependence was never my belief. Take away my civil rights,It’s okay, I’ve always walked the line,I’m free to speak, free to be me—Without them, I’ll still be fine. Take

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  • Freedom of Religion: The Christian must act in Faith

    There once was a church full of pride,To power and politics tied,They set their faith in Jesus aside,To force “the others” to abide,Woe unto them—salvation denied. Worldly leaders craving control,Defy “God’s People” sacred goal.But Jesus Christ’s voice still rings true—“Get

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  • The Similarities between the Nazis and MAGA Evangelicals: A Reference Book

    In shadows of history, echoes resound,Two leaders arise, their voices abound.One cloaked in darkness, the latter in light,Yet both deceive with narratives—that ignite. They wear the church like a twisted crown,Distorting faith to turn hearts around.Promising salvation, yet sowing fear,Using

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  • Economic Insecurity: The Poor will always be with You

    I saw a homeless humansleeping on the sidewalk.Cars were driving by,people were walking past.But, I also couldn’t stop to help—because then,I’d be late for work myself,and I didn’t want to be that guy. Every day is a struggle.Bills piling up,

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  • A Conservative Christian’s Prayer

    Jesus, please save me, my family, and my people, so I can stop imagining, that I can also save the world. I feel empathy for mankind, and it hurts my mind to see my brothers’ pain and suffering. But, I

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  • Marriage is for Winners, porn is for cheaters and cheaters never win

    King David looked down from his height,And gazed upon Bathsheba’s naked sight.God’s Law he did not keep,His secret desire ran too deep,So Nathan punished him, to make it right. Let me tell you a story. Once there was a king

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  • Respect and Love: Anatomy of a Poem

    If a man can’t get respect,he is dead—a spirit who no longer breatheslife into the community. If a woman doesn’t get love,she is also dead—without a heart’s embrace,she fades into oblivion. But a woman without somebodyto love her—will survive, if

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  • Christianity Is My Cause

    Every cause has a purpose, and Christianity is my cause. Every cause has a symbol, and Jesus is my Symbol. “[I am] on His errand and need to stand with confidence and nobility in His mighty cause, knowing no matter

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  • I am chasing Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

    I am chasing love, and hate is chasing me.I must forgive others before retribution overtakes me.I am chasing gratitude, and jealousy is chasing me.I must count my blessings before bitterness overtakes me.I am chasing humility, and pride is chasing me.I

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  • Truth or Belief: Faith Explained

    I champion two causes, it’s true—Christianity for me, and Liberty for you.For my soul, faith’s embrace,For my children, freedom’s grace—To choose to believe or eschew. I see the dawn with open eyes,a light that beckons, clear and wise.In mankind’s salvation,

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  • The science behind the MAGA brain: A Reference Book

    MAGA minds driven by dread,Despairing that their status has fled,So they rally against immigrants in fear.Inciting republicans to hate and to sneer—From democracy to autocracy will soon be led. “The first thing to notice is the kind of personality that

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  • Free Thinker

    A free thinker, I love her so,Her mind and her heart freely flow.No cage can confine,Her love is divine,Only in liberty, will true love grow. Prompt: “I love a free thinker, because only a free thinker is totally free, to

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  • Is Jesus your Lord?

    A man saved by Jesus’s light,Helps his woman walk upright.Though evil may sway,Faith clears the way—In love and in Christ, they unite. Prompt: “Jesus saves a man; a righteous man saves women. The devil corrupts a man; an evil man

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  • Never let a human tragedy go to waste

    There once was a Congress so low,Whose actions left citizens cold.When human rights they did bash,Protesters were incited to smash—A warning that freedom’s not sold. If you want to protect immigrants from ICE, you need to know this number. Limerick

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  • Reality: the poet’s battle

    “My role is to uncover myths and deception. But what do I do with the truth if people continue to deceive themselves in order to cope with their delusions?” By: ElRoyPoet Imagination “Thinking positively is a lie, just like thinking

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  • Belief in the Creator is born through Thankfulness

    I believe because I’m thankful.I’m thankful for my parents,I’m thankful for my siblings,I’m thankful for my mate,I’m thankful for my children. But who am I thankful to?Who gave me the people I love?The only One I can be thankful toIs

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  • The Church Lady’s Dilemma

    A woman’s role, to support and obey,To her man, her lord, in her way.If she claims to be Christian,Yet is caught in deception,Her faith is the price she must pay. Prompt: A woman cannot be a church lady if she

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  • Everything I say offends

    Do I speak with a careless tongue,Unaware that my free speech is wrong?Is it my voice that cuts so deep,Into wounds you’ve chosen to keep? Perhaps I see with biased eyes,Judging what I think, not what’s wise.Could it be your

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  • I’ll do my duty one day in may…

    All of my life,You’ve heard me say:“I’ll get to it,One day in May.” And every year,The month goes by;Then June arrives,To make us sigh. Is it becauseMy progressive brainWon’t let it go—It’s wanting change? So here I sit,Dejected, too.Do I

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  • Mature man seeks Wife

    The Contract To you I may not be a handsome man,and to me you might not be a pretty woman.But that’s okay; all I’m looking for is a ladywho is easy on the eyes and not stern-looking. Youth ages and

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  • I’m out of milk; honey, will you settle for me?

    Two kinds of women, on the streets they say,Gold-diggers bold or the decent ones walking away.The first abound, a market loud and clear,While virtuous souls whisper, too faint to hear. There are two types of men, an inconvenient truth:The lecherous

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  • Love versus Self Esteem

    Love of self is vital;it’s self-preservation.However, there is a higher love:love for another. Those who have children know about this love,but those who don’t often wonder why.We were created to find someone to love—that’s why Jesus said to love one

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  • Love is around the bend

    When I was a boy, Mama warned with a sigh,“Don’t be chasing buses, just let them go bye.”But a love bus so sweet,Made my heart skip a beat,With fare in my pocket, I exclaimed, I’ll try! Pickup Line Hello Laura,

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  • Free Speech and Higher Education

    Trump was stern, loud, and brash,For Harvard, he made a mad dash.“End DEI” was his call,But Alan stood firm through it all,Now billions are frozen in the crash. “Encouraging & Important”: Harvard Rejected Trump Takeover. Will Other Institutions Join the

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  • How to be a Christian.

    There once was a man full of strife,who turned from the sins in his life.Though tempted to stray,he knelt down to pray,and called upon the Lord to revive. Spanish Translation Había una vez un hombre en pena,que huyó de su

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  • To be in a relationship, or not?

    Why do you seduce me with your attraction,Only to deny me your genuine affection?I know nothing in this world is perfect,But males and females were meant to connect. Are you averse to the compromises I’ll require?Does it feel safer not

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  • Together we stand

    When leaders speak of shadows long,And whisper words of “bad” and “wrong,”They weave a tale of dark despair,A menacing cloud lingering in the air. Citizens trapped in a timeless loop,Awaiting future’s unsettling bloop.Hope falters amidst the dread,As memories of better

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  • Words That Go Unsaid

    When love dies dueto words left unspoken,misunderstandings go awry;hearts remain broken. So many times you’ve heard it,but it was only in your head.The pain we cause each otheris in the words that go unsaid. Driving each other mad,neither of us

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  • Adoration

    You are the sun and you are the moon,And I am the poet who adores you;For you I write my verses. Sometimes the sun shines on me,Other times the moonbeams do. But between the sunset and the moon,I’m separated from

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  • The one that got away

    My love now lies in the past,Memories of joy that didn’t last.Heartache awakes me—in the night,A longing for her smile remained behind.In silence, I wonder—where did it go wrong. Spanish Version: Mi amor se quedó en el pasado.Recuerdos—de alegría que

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  • Love Isn’t For Sale

    I see that look on your face.Why doesn’t it agreeWith the words you speak? You hating me—Am I the cause of it?Just because your brainCan’t handleThat type of rejection. And you had told meYou loved me,Bearing gifts! By: ElRoyPoet ©

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  • Unrequited Love Poems

    Cause: Her heart for a long time had been frozen by her peers,Not being able to trust, have always been her fears.That her love was unrequited floods my own with tears. By: Obinnex © 2022 Effect: She’ll never change for

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  • Do You Still Want To Be My Valentine?

    Love can be two-faced—Bringing joy and then pain,A roller-coaster ride for your emotions—Leaving you in bliss or in shame. False love will make rivers flow,Leaving you to drown in sorrow—Feeling tormented—Like you’ve never been before. But because my desire is

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  • Hate is a cancer for your soul

    Drugs can’t cure haters—Religion can’t mask it,Psychiatrists can’t talk you out of it.Only Jesus can soften your heart—If you allow His forgiveness to come in. Edited by: ElRoyPoet, 2025 If You Struggle To Let Go Of Hatred, Watch This The

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  • My Fair Lady

    There once was a lady so fine,Whose perspective on life was divine.She listened with care,And showed empathy fair,For she was an influencer online. The Tale of the Rose-colored Lenses In a vibrant village called Perspectives, every resident received a unique

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  • a poor soul’s tears

    In shadows cast by judgment’s glare,I tread the path, hanging on to a prayer,In search of empathy from the ones who see,A heart that beats and yearns to be free. My brothers, sisters, lost in vain thoughts,In streets where refuge

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  • Emotional Bankruptcy

    Money can’t buy me love,But I can buy more time.In fleeting moments, I chase the thrill,Hoping my heart’s empty spaces, money will fill .Yet laughter drifts like autumn leaves,Golden and beautiful, but destined to fail,And those smiles fade, just as

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  • Her silent contract with the church

    In injured hearts where hope takes root,A sister’s spiritual journey ends up moot.Women yearn for a path made clear,Yet often feel the weight of men’s fear. In church, at home, where voices rise,Men stand as leaders, firm and wise.Their call

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  • Orange Ball

    Orange ball in the sky,Rising up, going high.Orange ball in the sky,Measuring life to you and I. Orange ball in the sky,Shining bright in my eye.Orange ball in the sky,Hovering above to magnify. Orange ball in the sky,Inspires me to

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  • going with the flow

    The devil knows his trade;He knows you’re God-made.He’ll trick you into believingThe world’s idols he’s deceiving. With sweet talking and promises bold,He’ll lure you in with white lies retold,Masking deception in glitter and gold,Looking for souls to be bought or

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  • Goodbye Creativity, Hello AI

    The poetry left me today;That little flame of pride,She made sure—To extinguish last night. And in my helplessness,All I could say:“Why did I ever thinkShe was going to stay?” I thought I was her poet,And she was my free verse.I

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  • Breaking out from the Redundant Life

    Is my next life going to be just like the oneI’m living today,but simply a shift in place and time? Will I retrace the same beaten paths—embracing echoes from my past,that I thought I had left behind? Was my previous

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  • Immortality and The Human Condition

    If I exist in the present,I have existed before. If I existed before,I will exist after. And if I existed before and after,I have existed forever. I am not a plant;I have a conscious. I am not an animal;I am

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  • Unlucky in Love

    People ask me:“Why don’t you have somebody to love?”If I knew the answer to that,I wouldn’t be sitting here alone. A long time ago,I got lucky and fell in love,But then my luck ran out—I mean, the woman ran off.

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  • Transformation, New Age, Born Again

    If this earthly existence is all there is,Why even bother?After all that winning and grinning,Don’t you eventually lose? Does the butterfly rememberIt was once a measly caterpillar?And if it does—why would it care?It’s too busy fluttering everywhere. So goes mankind

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  • The Journey’s End

    Most people are concerned with the end:Whether you won,Whether or not you finished the race. But what about the one who didn’t?The one who lost, the one who cried,The one who tried and didn’t arrive? How about the beginning?How about

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  • I Acknowledge My Creator

    When I observe the Earth, the sun, the moon, the stars;I recognize the cosmos and a harmony that is ours.On the stage of night, comets dance and gleam,each twinkling light beams hope; each orbit, a new theme. When I look

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  • A Democracy Apologist Campaign Speech

    Ladies and gentlemen, friends and fellow citizens, Today, I stand before you with a simple yet profound message: If we are to salvage our democracy, we must come together and make our voices heard at the ballot box this coming

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  • Green Thumb

    If you wantto write a poem? You’ll need a pretty pot,some fertile soil,a good seed,and plenty of clear water. And with a sunny smile,you’ll grow a flower. But if your tulipshave a frown,it’s because,your gourd had weeds! Spanish Translation ¿Si

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  • My Soul Mate: Mi Motivación

    I don’t know how old my soul is.I don’t know if this is my first Earthor if I’ve been to many more, like it before. All I know, is that while I’m in the present,I must give it all I’ve

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  • The Real MAGA Campaign

    Once upon a time in America, in a state not far away,there lurked a populist monster, with a golden sway,an authoritarian named MAGA, who liked to make demands,as it campaigned for the GOP, in the swamp lands. The monster had

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  • The Cost of Freedom of Expression

    If my father’s nationDevolves into a fascist regime,I’m a dead man—Because I’m a freeman blogger. If my mother’s homelandEvolves into a communist state,I’m an imprisoned man,‘Cause I’m also—a propagandist. By: ElRoyPoet © 2019 Poem Analysis: the Existential Threat of Political

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  • Ring the church bell, Trump scored another sale

    It’s an easy sale.It’s okay to be selfish.It’s okay to be immoral.It’s okay to blame the liberal. Foolish women like bad boys.What can they do?Stay home alone?Do they even have a voice? It’s an easy sale.It’s okay to be hypocritical.It’s

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  • Echos of Hope: I’m Wishing on a Star

    I wish for mornings bathed in daylight,where hope dances on dewy green grass,and every new adventure turns out right. I wish for the sun to be bright yellow,and the skies to remain azure blue,and for the earth to greet me

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  • Why I vote republican: a faux pas poem

    President Trump, a flawed man, that’s true,Like each of us, with faults in plain view.Yet judgment, I leave to God up above,For I do not seek another pastor’s love. I cast my ballot for political sway,Not for a shepherd in

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  • God hears the prayers of His faithful

    To the nonbeliever,the world may seem mundane,the days are blended,the colors faded, and the joy is muted—pining for meaning,the tree of life grows weary,its branches heavy with unfulfilled desires. Yet to the believer,the burden of life carries weight—“works without faith

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  • When the Student is ready, the teacher will appear

    Last night, I had a dream. A traveling evangelist had come to town. He could have been a guru, an inspirational speaker, or even an apostle from a proselytizing church. I met him in the lobby after the conference. I

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  • Faith and Salvation: A Thought Experiment

    In the liberal town halls, of freedom’s call,Where culture wars rage, and sinners fall,A democracy stands, a beacon’s light,And civil liberties, still shine bright. But the illiberal path is darker still,A state, where free will is often chilled,A church that

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  • Who needs Democracy?

    Who told the patriots,they could have liberty for all—without democracy?Was it the christian nationalists?I doubt it was the democrats. Who told the evangelicals,they could worship as they please—without democracy?Was it the christo-fascists?I doubt it was the atheists. Who told the

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  • “If they can come for me, they can come for you”

    From insincere lips, a myth is sown,It comes from Trump, and all of his drones,A rich man’s trial, a mock display of pain,Deceiving citizens is a wicked game. The justice system’s rigged, a trap for us all,Federal agencies weaponized, to

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  • The Purpose of Life, Two Perspectives: The Christian vs. the nonbeliever

    The Christian man, with a faith so bright,Strives to be God’s man, from morning ‘til night.He walks in obedience, with a heart so true,Even if he back slides, he repents and returns anew. To his Creator, he cries out in

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  • The Desire for Immortality

    Your plan is to overcome the world’s desire,But you feel your resolve is not enough. What matters most is not what you think,But how you imagined divinity would come. For every god’s life is a wondrous journey,But when you stray

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  • Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Poems

    With music by our side to break the color linesLet’s work together to improve our way of lifeJoin voices in protest to social injusticeA generation full of courage, come forth with me This is the test, no struggle, no progressLend

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  • Shalom, my brothers and sisters

    From the beginning of time,until the end of time,there will always be battlesbetween good and evil. People will always have conflict,people will always be on the brink of war. I don’t want to carrythat burden in my heart anymore,and it

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  • Muslims, Jews and the rest of us: Live and let live.

    “Why is it that if you’re Islamophobic, you can’t be anti-Semitic, and if you’re anti-Semitic, you can’t be Islamophobic? Why must you tolerate one and not the other? Why must you choose sides? I shouldn’t have to condone extremism; I

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  • Protest: We don’t want war anymore

    We should applaud our young people,For protesting Israel’s unholy war.We don’t hate Jews, we don’t hate Muslims,But pain and suffering, we do abhor. Whether we send soldiers or bombs,The inhumanity remains the same.Killing innocent civilians is a war crime,No matter

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  • Religious Zealotry or Nationalistic Fervor

    Why do we keep having wars?Our young people,don’t want them anymore.Can’t you see they’re peacefully marching,in the streets? The more guns you buy,the more innocents die.The more rockets you fire,the more destruction and dire. Who gave the zealots the right

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  • Global Warming: A Collection Of Poems

    I’ve traveled across countless galaxies,seen stars glow bright,and others grow dim. It’s 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 Does Air Pollution

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  • No Nukes 2024

    Love is but a song we sing—Fear’s the way we die.You can make the mountains ringOr make the angels cry.Though the bird is on the wingAnd you may not know why. Some may come and some may go—We will surely

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  • You’re Just What I Needed

    Close Enough To Perfect Am I close enough to perfect for you? Even though, nobody appears to be compatible with me. You see, love is not about, whether someone is compatible with you. All that is required, is a willing

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  • To Be or Not To Be in a Relationship: It’s complicated

    You’ve been in this predicament before,But you’re almost past your prime, so you need to score. So before you end up dancing alone on the floor,You’re still hoping someone might ask for one more. But what you should really be

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  • Free Range Love

    Love is a broad, broad word. I was caught up in the moment! I didn’t really mean to hurt anyone? And besides, now you know, That it wasn’t going to work out. This follows me around, And there’s nothing, I

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  • I Needed This, But I Didn’t Want it

    But looking back, now I see the truth,That sometimes pain is the only proof,I needed a sign, for me to break free,From the chains that bound you and me. Too many years of pushing ourselves apart,Slowly and subtly, it was

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  • A Tale of 2 Democracies: Liberal versus Illiberal

    Once upon a time, in a country known as Democracyland, there lived two neighboring communities: Libertyville and Securitytown. These communities had different government policies when it came to borders and civil rights, making them quite distinct from one another. In

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  • Republicans don’t want to secure the border, they want to close the border!

    The southern borderis not “being invaded”.There’s not a military enemyswimming across the Rio Grande. Citizens, why do you frame humansas illegal migrants?When all they’re seekingis “humanitarian parole.” Installing razor wireis not a state’s “right of self-defense”.It’s a “crime against humanity”don’t

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  • A Conflicted Heart

    There’s love, and then there’s reverse love. Either way, your heart finds joy or a deviant purpose for its existence. If you love a group of people, there will always be somebody for you to feel empathy for, to sympathize

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  • How Fear Mongering and Fake Promises influence Voters

    When facing propaganda, be wary and wise,schemes that profit, state actors will disguise.Modern charlatans, manipulating with skill,using fake media, false equivalences will instill. Our emotional instincts, no match for their deceit,repeating blatant lies, brings societal defeat.Your money and dignity, both

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  • Gambling leads to Addiction

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