History can remind us,To remember the goodOr the bad decisions, we’ve made,But hopefully not the trauma. The past can affect our presentOr haunt the future. But we will not learn our lessons,If we continue to reenactThe bad experiences,We should’ve learned … Continue reading Winners Get To Write The History
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 liberal brain, Won’t let go; It’s … Continue reading Maybe Today
I should’ve never dived head first,into this cesspool of greed and deception.I should’ve probed the water first.I haven’t been able to change—not even one, of those extremist ideologies. I used to be content in my space—writing my liberty rhymes.But when … Continue reading Regime Change
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,we abandon our morals;we corrupt … Continue reading Patriot’s Folly
My weapon is notA sword or a gun.My offense is not evenA sharpened tongue.So when I feel triggered,And I pull out my defenses,The weapon I reach for,Is my rose colored lenses. By: ElRoy © 2019 Listen to Josh Wilson—Revolutionary song … Continue reading The Pacifist
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, … Continue reading My Peace Flowers
If I don’t mind my emotions,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. … Continue reading Watch Your Language
What’s your story? Where did it happen? And how were you feeling? Not, why or when; Not even with whom; Is that really important, anymore? By: ElRoy © 2019 Listen to Danny Gokey—Tell Your heart To Beat Again song “To … Continue reading How To Write Poetry
“As I get older, I am less interested in what people think, and more interested in how they think.” by: Christopher Hitchens “But then it dawns on me—that’s why people think the way they do—and I despair, because there’s little … Continue reading Too Far Gone
So many enlightened books, I should’ve read, But why, am I so intrigued with Mystery? So many righteous movies, I could’ve watched, So why, do I choose to view—Immorality? So many spiritual poems, I would’ve written, But instead, I expound on this Human … Continue reading Babylon
Impasse: “I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.” By: Charles de Gaulle Compromise: “Who you hate, doesn’t define you, like the politicians do. I love Liberty and I want my children … Continue reading National Tragedy
“It does not matter how well the Bible, or the Constitution is written: if those aspirations are not animated by the spirit that dwells in your heart.” By: ElRoy, 2020 Listen to Hawk Nelson—Words song “To become different from what … Continue reading Let My Words Be Life
