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How To Cope With Anxiety
My heart beats faster, but not as strong,As the core of my love, begins to sink.Obviously, something appears to be wrong,For you to believe, I might need a shrink.Because in my brain, I hear a Gong Bong,It doesn’t mean, I …
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abandonment poems
Poem 1 Only little menwant to dominate women,trying to provethey’re the big macho man. But when the tali-banditoscame into town,the tough guysbecome more effeminatethan the females. They lost controlof their emotional state,so they justify their cowardice,by bullying the weaker sex. …
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My Supplication
Father if I pray,will my childrenall obey?Will their tearsall flow away?Will they praise Theeeveryday? Father if I pray,will Thy Lovewith us stay?Will the warsall go away?Will we seethy Blessed Day? In Jesus’ NameI pray. By: ElRoyPoet, 2022 “I believe the …
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A False Sense Of Security
Values voters are afraid of immigrants, minorities, addicts, deviants and convicts and as a result are willing to tolerate a low level of police brutality and high incarceration rates in order to feel safe in their communities. Conservatives wish they …
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Gangs of Marauders
It all started when the Patriots were duped into believing, that they were being victimized by their democratic government. (Even though they had freedom for two and a half centuries, they thought their liberty was in jeopardy.) The elites didn’t …
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Ideology
“Watch your thoughts, they become words;watch your words, they become actions;watch your actions, they become habits;watch your habits, they become addictions;watch your addictions, they become your destiny.”By: Anonymous “Guard your intangible thoughts, they become your ball and chain!” By: ElRoyPoet, …
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evangelicals
Don’t be pretending you’re “holier than thou”,By throwing that #conservative hashtag around.You’re not worthy of that lofty title—Just call yourself nationalist christians,Protectionist of your white supremacist status quo. The “golden rule” doesn’t mean:Do unto others, what you don’t want done …
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@realbigliar
Who told the patriotsthey could have freedom for all—without democracy?Was it the communists?I doubt it was the democrats. Who told the christiansthey could worship as they please—without democracy?Was it the nationalists?I doubt it was the atheists. Who told the conservativesthey …
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Saving Democracy
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 to arrive. “But, I will not waitFor …
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Voter Fraud
Framing the narrative:A. The Republican legislature commissioned an Arizona vote audit, even though there was minimal suspicion of errors.B. Use the rhetoric that “if there wasn’t voter fraud, an audit wouldn’t be necessary”.C: Republicans now have a license to contest …
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Thou Shalt Not Procrastinate
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 …
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warmonger
If it was up to me,there would already bea world war three. Nobody has the rightto take Libertyaway from anybody. I am all about “peace in the middle east”,but there’s only one statethat can be a theocracy,and from what I …
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My Intercession
“Our Father in Heaven,Please bless Your people today,And don’t allow the enemy,to lead us into temptation.In Jesus’s name I pray.” By: ElRoyPoet, 2022 “I believe the Lord allows Satan to sift overconfident, self-reliant Christians in particular. They boast, ‘If the …
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Sweet Surrender
Who will love mewhen I’m not in my right mind,when I’m not ableto love you in return? Who will hear me,when I have nothing—worth listening to;when I don’t even understand,what others say and do? Who will care for mewhen I’m …
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Theater
Too much drama in the performing arts;Too many bad actors and reality shows. Too much drama in prosperity religion;Too many charlatans and idolaters. Too much drama in gender roles;Too many cheaters and pleasure mongers. Too much drama in voting rights;Too …
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The Joy In My Soul
I want to matter;I want to stay relevant.I keep on talking,I keep on… I’m running out of days.I’m a shooting star,I’m fading fast,I can’t stop… Generations comeand generations go. How do I make an impact?How do I keep on living?Only …
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Prideful
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 …
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not born this way, bent that way
Having someone to lovegives you joy. Lusting for someonewho 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—you cheater! By: ElRoyPoet © 2022 Commentary: Humanity has …
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In For The Long Haul
“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 …
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christian nationalist
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 …
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Conscientious Objector
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 …
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Finish Strong
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 …
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Take The Romans Road
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 …
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Guardians Of Democracy
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 …
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Inanimate Objects
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 …
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dark MAGA
If you promote nationalism,It grows.If you accept nationalism,It grows.If you neglect nationalism,It grows;And democrat hate mongering wins. If you promote democracy,It grows.If you accept democracy,It grows.If you neglect democracy,It dies;And nationalism wins, again! Do you want to try,One last time?If …
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Mayday, Mayday
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 makes us sigh. Is it because,My libertarian brain,Won’t let it go;It’s wanting change? So here I sit,Dejected, too.Do I …
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put up your nukes
Don’t you know,war isn’t a video game—that you get to choose sides? Don’t you know,that when you strike a match,something’s gonna burn? Isn’t it better,to strike up a conversation,for someone’s mind to turn? Don’t you know,that if you live under …
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Ukraine
The smoke billows,my heart trembles—when I see all the pain and suffering. I don’t want to hear it!Why is all this happeningon my watch? Because I can’t put it back, together again—all those broken pieces,of broken promises,from broken people. Yesterday …
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Defeated
The future casts a long shadow before it.The time is coming—when even the patriots will betray their countrymen.Because fatigue makes cowards out of all of us,and cynicism undoubtedly follows. So who will save our democratic institutions?Who will ride in, on …
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Born Free
In the beginning Godcreated the heavensand the earth.And then He created me,just like He created you. He created us to be equal,because He loves us—all the same. So how can I say:“you are not loved”,and how can you say:“I am …
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The Comrades Are Coming
Patriots beware,The union is out to get you.There can’t beA bourgeois societyIf the oligarchs don’t need you. In an authoritarian state,It’s too hard to differentiate,Between all the nationalist drones.You’re either in the in-group,And since you’re not, you’re out. Religion can’t …
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Valentine’s Day Reality
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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Lack Of Faith
Why is it that given a choice between 2 religions, we go with the 1 that liberates our flesh and imprisons our soul (conscience); When our flesh is the problem (original sin) and the Holy Spirit is our only Salvation? …
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My View Point
The world will trick you into believing,You can turn your darkness into light. Why keep on trying, nobody can!You can’t change your heart. All you can do is pray—Jesus will turn your life around,And change your point of view. So …
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Society In Crisis
What is happening in society today? Is it a new culture or the same old subculture, your prideful heart can’t seem to suppress? Don’t you know that when you take the low road, you end up paying the high toll. …
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Keeping Up Appearances
“She asked him, ‘How much are you selling the eggs for?’The old seller replied, ’25 cents an egg, Madam.’She said to him, ‘I will take 6 eggs for a dollar and a quarter or I will leave.’The old seller replied, …
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Writer’s Block
So many enlightened books, I should’ve read, But why, am I so intrigued with Mystery? So many edifying movies, I could’ve watched,But why, am I so obsessed with Immorality? So many virtuous poems, I would’ve written,But instead, I expound on this …
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MLK Day
“What is more dangerous for the economy of our democracy: To teach our high school students—the Constitution or the history of the civil rights movement?” By: ElRoyPoet, 2022 Listen to TobyMac—Love Broke Thru song Commentary: MLK’s “I have a Dream” …
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A New Year’s Resolution
How about this year, instead of pursuing the same old vain ambitions, such as wasting our time and money on self improvement—we look outward instead? How about if we try, to make a difference for somebody else—who is not able …
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The Purpose Of Life
The crisis in the world today is that instead of embracing a new spiritual life, like we were designed to do, people are trying to get as much pleasure out of an aging physical body, for as long as they …
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Redeemed
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 …
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Cosmic Love
Even though I love youwith all my heart,I must follow through. I can either take the lead,or allow you to lead.However,if you can’t be true to us,I must fade away. It’s not what I do and say.It’s what you imaginemy …
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Peace On Earth, Good Will To Men
I heard the bells on Christmas day,Their old familiar carols play,And mild and sweet, their songs repeat,Of peace on earth, good will to men. And in despair I bowed my head,There is no peace on earth I said,For hate is …
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Perpetual Culture War
All over the world, anywhere there’s conflict; it’s not whether the right is right or the left is wrong. It’s not whether some people are better or the others are worst. If we are all the same, if we are …
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Decisions
When I have a problem,do I ask myself: “What would Jesus Do”?Since, that is beyond any human’s comprehension,do I instead ask myself: “What would Jesus’ disciple do”?Since, that is still beyond most humans’ comprehension,do I just ask myself: “What would …
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Watch Your Words
If I don’t mind my thoughts,They’ll get a mind of their own. If you dare push my buttons,I’m gonna’ push back—harder. I’m like a volcano,I can only hold it in—so long. When I was a teenager,I’d get my feelings hurt. …
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Canceled
I do what I can, so that I will be liked.Everybody wants attention, but not in every detail,just the ones, that I’m not ashamed of. I try to make myself presentable.I put my best foot forward,and hope that you won’t …
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Thoughts On My Spiritual Life
Our spiritual life is based on relationships, not on how perfect we are as Christians. In other words, just because we are affluent, well behaved and attending the best church, it doesn’t mean, we will have a better quality of …
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Fanaticism
When you choose religion,there are consequences.And it’s easy to become entangled,with so many strings attached. For at the altar,a puppet master awaits you,and his understudy, too. Oh, did I forget to mention,that you’re the puppet? By: ElRoyPoet © 2019 Commentary: …
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Repercussions
Analogy: A swinging pendulum is often used to demonstrate Newton’s third law of motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is certainly true in the physical world, but there’s also a theory …
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Saving The World
Everywhere I look,I see people in need.I see them struggling;I feel their suffering. It hurts my mindand grieves my heart.Why are there so many freemanlosing control? I pray each nightfor all of them—their burden is unbearable—it’s crushing my soul. I …
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The Truth Hurts
Anything I say, offends you. What ever happened to the old saying: “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? Now it seems that words hurt even more—they hurt twice. Because if you become triggered—you …
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Ultimatum
“If you convert and join my state religionyou will be accepted,otherwise you are the enemy of the state.You can choose to live in bondageor perish a free man.You’re either with meor you’re against all christian nationalists.” By: ElRoyPoet, 2021 See …
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Progressive Poem
We are all poets—some of us excuse it,others pursue it. We are all obliged—most of us resist it,a few embrace it. By: ElRoyPoet © 2021 Commentary: The motivation behind poetry, is that poets still believe we can fix the world …
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Seeing Too Much….
My eyes are meltingand the pools are fillingin the valley of my being. By: ElRoyPoet © 2021 Commentary: Self-righteous people justify their lack of manners with the disclaimer, that they are only speaking the truth and besides it’s protected speech. …
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This Is Me
“My thoughts are a symphony;My lines of verse: pure poetry;But my deeds and utterances—oh so sloppy.Is that a deal-breaker for you?” By: ElRoyPoet, 2021 Unity requires effort. We are united by our common primary identity as children of God and …
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What Is Driving You
Every year many humans needlessly die.Some are females, but most are males.Some are prideful, some are stubborn,but most have road-rage. Why do they struggle,why do they have to argue,why can’t they just go with the flow? When they were young,were …
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An Eternity Is Still To Come
“I believe in an after life,because,I also believe in a before life. Right now,I just happen to be stuck,in a mid-life crisis with you.” By: ElRoyPoet, 2021 Questions: Are you born with moral values? Are they developed or do they …
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Flawed Relationships
“It is hard to love,but it is harder not to hate;this is how the world turns. Good manners are hard to get,but the bad ones,are even harder—to get rid of!” By: ElRoyPoet, 2021 Inspired by:“It is easy to hate and …
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Baseball Dad
When you were young,I was too ambitious.I wanted to be a husband, a dad and a pro. Back then—it was hard—for you to be you,and even harder for me to be,the home run hitter, I was supposed to be. So …
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Get Together
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—He will surely …
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Virtue Signaling
Don’t be hugging and kissing me,if you don’t mean it. If you keep trying to convince me,I’m going to start believing,that you really do. Don’t be offering me your pity,just because you’re feeling sorry for humanity.Let me be, let me …
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patriot’s paranoia
“Trump is the magnet, the patriots are the steel. The reason they are still attracted to him, is because they both share the same victim-hood mentality.” By: ElRoyPoet, 2021 During an interview with Scientific American magazine, Dr. Bandy Lee, the …
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Revisionist History
You would hope that history teaches,But I’m afraid it merely preaches:That upon the simple ears it reaches,Would recall—to not repeat—The injustices—it admonishes. By: ElRoyPoet © 2020 Listen to Josh Wilson—Revolutionary song Read: American Schools Are Failing to Equip Students With …
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Our Peace Flowers
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,To sow the seeds of doubt in it.Because …
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Self-Sabotage
I’m a poet,I don’t doubt it,Even if,I’m not very good at it. You can choose,Who you want to be,You’ll just have to,Work at it, too. You might not be,The best there is,But I’ll give you the credit,For what you do. …
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The Fireman
Sitting inside my house,I’m feeling safe in my sanctuary.These wooden walls will protect me,from the evil that lurks outdoors.Come rain or storm, I will survive. But it just doesn’t make sense anymore,if—when I look at the television,I see pain and …
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From Aspirin To Acid Trip
The first time I had a headache,I didn’t want to be bothered in finding out,why I had a headache,so I took an aspirin. The second time I got a headache,instead of finding out,why I was still having migraines,I became annoyedand …
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Fascism
“What remained was the individual person, the human being—and nothing else. Everything had fallen away from him during those years: money, power, fame; nothing was certain for him anymore: not life, not health, not happiness; all had been called into …
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Afghanistan
A part of me died—When my son’s time expired. And now that barren groundis sprouting: weeds of cynicism. Where there was once hope,peace flowers and laughter,Now there’s fear and remorse! I grieved when democracy died.They carried my freeman—away in a …
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It Could Have Been
What hurts the most,is that I should’ve done something.I could’ve tried to change the world,instead of wasting away—a life of liberty— given freely to me. I was carefree then.Everything was so easy then.As the world spun around and around,I didn’t …
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Poems Of Grief
It hurts a lot worst,to lose a child than any other….It’s like going on a scenic drive,enjoying the view,looking up, at the rear-view mirror—CRASH—getting rear-ended. When a son dies,the surviving parent feels—like the biggest loser in the world,because they couldn’t …
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Lamentation
I am your guardian angel,hoping that you don’t err,but knowing that you will; watching your every move;hoping you don’t die,but knowing that you will. I’m praying for you,hoping you don’t cry,but knowing that I will. By: ElRoyPoet © 2021 Listen …
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Down With The South
What difference does it make,if we protest, riot and loot?The governors didn’t care about us then,now they’ll care even less. What difference does it make,if we burn down their ivory towers?Weren’t they erected—just to remind us—how rich they’ve become,and how …
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Fellow Travelers
If you are traveling in the same direction as the devil—you are in collusion with him—because you both have the same destination in mind. It does not matter, if you have an alternate point of view, in the end it …
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Some Fools Never Learn
Trump didn’t don a mask,when the doctors ordered him to. A narcissist is afraid to show weakness—he’s a con—he doesn’t care about public safety,why should he care about you? His patriots were obliged to defend him,so they didn’t don a …
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I Have A Dream
“I have a dream, that my children will one day,live in a nation, where they will not be judged,by the color of their skin, but by their character.” But as long as bigotry exists in the hearts of the wealthy;as …
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Pilgrim’s Promise
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;if we abandon our morals;if …
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Equality Leads To Unity
I’m not above my brother.He is not above me.He is loved by Jesus.I am also loved like he. I’m not beneath my sister.She is not beneath me.She is loved by Jesus.I am also loved like she. I rest my hope …
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Standoffish
Jesus said:“Love your neighbor as yourself”. But how can He—expect me—to be friendly,with people I don’t even know. I have lots of blessings,and they don’t have that much.I’m afraid, they’ll try to take,what I’ve worked so hard to get. So …
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Free At Last
When evangelicalsfinally see—that they’re being racist; That they’ve beenfooling themselves,and their congregation; Right then and there,they come to the realization,that they’re—in need of A Savior; Right then and there,the shacles of slavery,will fall off from their eyes. For Jesus didn’t …
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Life’s Greatest Mystery
When love doesn’t expand,the heart shrinks. When love isn’t shared,the heart constricts. And when the heart stops beating,love dies. Why? Because it didn’t have any compassion left,to resuscitate the host. By: ElRoyPoet © 2021 Listen to Hawk Nelson—Live Like You’re …
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My Life
I will live forever,Because I cared. But if I didn’t—I would surely die. By: ElRoyPoet © 2021 “One day, I’ll be just another faint memory for someone that I loved. But I hope and pray: That I’ll be a memory …
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Hoarder
I’m trying to hold on to yesterday.‘Trying to keep, what matters most.‘Trying to hold on to the memories.‘Trying to cling to anything—when I mattered to someone. La Acaparadora Estoy tratando de aferrarme al ayer.‘Tratando de mantener lo que más importa.‘Tratando …
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