What is normal;Is it you,Or is it me;Am I who you hoped,Your brother would be? If I’m lacking,And you have plenty;Don’t talk down on me,‘Cause I could’ve been you,And you would’ve been me. So, if you imagine me,To be the … Continue reading Meritocracy
“In our earthly existence,we’re only here for a lifetime,it’s painful in the beginning,and more so in the end.” By: ElRoyPoet, 2022 The Wounded Shall Be Healed “Just because you hate your life, it doesn’t mean you have to make mine … Continue reading Life Happens In Between
When I look back on my life, I can no longer recognize myself. How did I get to this point—it must’ve been a slow process—the surrender of my dignity. One day you wake up and you no longer have an … Continue reading I Didn’t Notice You
“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, … Continue reading Keeping Up Appearances
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 … Continue reading A New Year’s Resolution
Don’t disrespect your teacher,and don’t believe the hype.You will have a jelly brain,if you fall for all of them. Stay in school and don’t drop out,Unless you want to end upWith peanut butter on your mind. Spanish Translation No faltes … Continue reading All My Rhymes Are Lame
If a white supremacist pushes a Black man into the river,And he’s drowning because he doesn’t know how to float,And if the other Black men standing on the bankDon’t know how to swim either,Who’s going to rescue him? Only if … Continue reading Anti-Racist
People vote with their emotions!It’s not who or what they love,But sadly who or what they hate.Don’t be trying to change their mind—It gives them pleasure to mock and denigrate.Didn’t you know that minions naturally gravitateTo bigots, racists and white … Continue reading Values Voters
Racism isn’t a problem for me,Is it for you? So, if it’s not an issue to you,Then how did you become—Such an expert on it? Don’t be knocking it,If you ain’t willing to try it! Is It Privilege Or Bigotry … Continue reading Racism Poems
You’d hope that history teaches,But often it merely preaches:To ears that it reaches,It simply beseeches—“Learn, lest we repeat its breaches.” By: ElRoyPoet © 2020 Listen to Electric Avenue Song by: Eddie Grant “The only thing that we learn from history … Continue reading History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, It Rhymes
Everybody’s talking, About making it through the storm. But, what if the storm rages on, And the only thing that will save you, Is the seaworthiness of your vessel? If you have a fully stocked yacht, You’ll probably keep afloat. … Continue reading The Perfect Storm
Money can’t buy you love, But you can buy more time. Beware because sometimes, Fun time morphs into a hell of a time; Especially when you’ve run out of money, And can’t buy your way back home, To freedom. Spanish … Continue reading Indebted
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