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 … Continue reading To Be or Not To Be in a Relationship: It’s complicated
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 … Continue reading Free Range Love
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 … Continue reading I Needed This, But I Didn’t Want it
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 … Continue reading A Conflicted Heart
Gambling leads to Addiction
You live to learn. You learn to live. There’s only one way to go. There are no shortcuts. The casinos are full of players, Who believe they can game the system. A few are born with the gift. But most … Continue reading Gambling leads to Addiction
2024: New Year’s Resolution
In order to ‘take a leap forward’,I must acknowledge that I have a past;A history of stumbles and regrets. In order to ‘be born again’,I need to accept that I was ‘dead in sin’,A lost soul needing redemption. It takes … Continue reading 2024: New Year’s Resolution
What am I thankful for?
Billions of people on Earth—They all have a story—Some of triumph,Others of struggle. They all seek validationThrough relationships—Some are trying to maintain one,Others are just trying to hold on. You’re one of them;I am the other. By: ElRoyPoet © 2023 … Continue reading What am I thankful for?
A Man of Character
I have a cancer of the spirit,That’s bending my spine.I want instant gratification,Because my thoughts are selfish.And my being is prideful. It grieves my heart,That my generation’s faith has faltered.How can we remain righteous,When the evil capitalists,Have made gluttony too … Continue reading A Man of Character
People Who Need People Poems
Help Me, Help You I have to blame others for my shortcomings, because if those who loved me had tried harder, I wouldn’t have these issues. If those who tried to help me, had succeeded, there’d be no regrets. If … Continue reading People Who Need People Poems
Homelessness: Injustice in Plain Sight
Every day, I drive down the street in my truck.I see the homeless people standing on the sidewalk;Beggars holding up a sign, asking for a buck. In the summertime:I enjoy the air-conditioning,As they sweat in the heat of the sun. … Continue reading Homelessness: Injustice in Plain Sight
Don’t give in, don’t give out!
I know how you feel.There are signsof global warmingand rumors of rockets,falling from the sky. Will I live free?Will my children overcomethe next catastrophe?Every day you wonderwho’ll be the next casualty. We dodged a bulletin the last emergency.Will the Earth … Continue reading Don’t give in, don’t give out!
Game Over
I had an idea for a little poem,That I wanted to write for you. I was a little sleepy,And it was a little fuzzy,So I wrote it down,To review it later, with you. After I wrote it,I had to rewrite … Continue reading Game Over
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