“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
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
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
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 know you like mystery, suspense and drama,But I’m kind of tired, of living in your soap opera.So please stop the cheating, when we’re disagreeing—By raising the volume, in your condescending tone!You can’t fool me, you’re not winning the debate,You’re … Continue reading Fighting Fair
What annoys me the most, About your mannerisms, Is what I detest the most about myself. So why do I persist, In punishing you for my past? It’s not your fault, That you’re only human too! I wish I could … Continue reading I Know Your Type
There are so many thoughts, In the mosh pit of my heart. Shoving and pushing, Refusing to keep apart. Trying to command: “All Your Attention!” By forcing their way, To the front. They have no manners, They don’t take turns. … Continue reading Splatter On The Wall
I’ve trashed my home,I confess, I’m a hoarder,Full of dusty memories,I’m not a good boarder. I’ve trashed my body,By drinking, until drunk,By taking bad drugs,And eating food junk. I’ve trashed my life,And broken a nice family,And hurt the kind spouse—Who … Continue reading Garbage In, Garbage Out
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 think, She was going to stay?” I thought I was her … Continue reading My Last Poem
I have more to be glad about, Than I have not. A beating heart, I still have; A poet’s brain, I still have. My heart beats faster, When I think about love. If I don’t ever, Get to feel loved … Continue reading The Everlasting Truth About Love
I sit in front of my computer, Rearranging words. And searching for motivational pictures, I can post on my social media page. Hoping someone will read them, And click on a like. Or better yet, click on my heart, So … Continue reading There’s an App for That
I heard another knock on the door,So I opened it again.I was met by the icy stare of the Reaper;So I proceeded to let him in. Death took a seat next to Lucifer,By Heartbreak and Deceit.Now that all the demons … Continue reading A Thorn in My Heart
