Gold Digger: Hypergamy is her best option; She’s leaving.
I love you, but you’re still leaving.No need to argue, no need to plead.I can see behind that grin—It’s not like all those other smilesThat came before—Just a phantom slipping away. They say in every man’s life,There’s the one who … Continue reading Gold Digger: Hypergamy is her best option; She’s leaving.
Heavy Work
I wish I wasn’t a Poet–
All the pain in the world,
I wouldn’t know it. Continue reading Heavy Work
Why Do I Have To Ask?
“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?
Parallel Equivalencies
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
Conversion
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
Pity Party
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
Do The Right Thing
“If you didn’t do it right the first time, what makes you think you can make it right the second or third? Did something change, did you change? I didn’t think so!” Spanish Version “¿Si no lo hiciste bien la … Continue reading Do The Right Thing
Everything Is Relative
Me being perfect, Won’t make you feel better, If you’re not more perfect! By: ElRoyPoet © 2019 How to Worry Less About Money Commentary: If I had a nickel for every time a relative has asked me: “why are you … Continue reading Everything Is Relative
Smooth Operator
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
Setting Yourself Up To Fail: Loneliness
I wish somebody would love me,I wish that somebody were you.I long for someone to hold me,to chase away this quiet blue. Since you choose not to notice,walk away without a glance.I’ll mend my shattered pieces,and learn the shadowed dance. … Continue reading Setting Yourself Up To Fail: Loneliness
Going Against The Current
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’m A Triple Threat: I Still Got It!
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!
