Category: R.M. Engelhardt
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THE VOICE OF TOMORROW The voice of tomorrowIs the voice of today The voice of tomorrowIsn’t a writer, an activistOr a politician, a pop starOr a racist thug spreading liesAnd speaking atA university The voice of tomorrowIsn’t a tyrant, a presidentOr a Democrat, a liberalOr the KKK The voice of tomorrowIs simply a child Who…
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ASH The words onceDevestatedThe mind Some Uplifted theSoul The deadCan no longerHear them The livingNo longerListen Unless theyAre wrapped upIn a packageOf glamourOr deceit Can you stillHear them? The poetsAsk Can you stillFeel them? The poetsCry But the massesAre now allDeaf & blind ConditionedBy the promiseOf somethingMore But lift the veilAnd close theCurtain andYou’ll find…
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UNDER THE REIGN OFAN INSANE MONARCH EverythingDies here Even the stars Under theDead weightThe blind hateOf 50 statesUnunited There is noBeauty here Only deathAnd decay And a flagNo longer ofMeaning Under the reignOf an insaneMonarch And the monstersWhich he has made ~ R.M. Engelhardt©2025
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COFFEE MESSIAH When the sun comes up And the dawn of a new day Rises Fuk em. I’m a coffee messiah When people don’t Like what I say or write Fuk em. I’m a coffee messiah When the job Gets stressful & The people get tired Fuk em. I’m a coffee messiah & I’m 2000…
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REDEMPTION MAYBE? All the scientists &Astro Physicists sayIt’s the size ofManhattan A giant rockFlying towards usAt 130,000 milesPer hour Others say it’sAn alien spacecraftStopping by for coffeeAnd cigarettes or toEnslave us which inThese times would actually beAn improvement The people are angry The people are bored The people want somethingNew to worship or ponder uponBecause…
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PRAYER I saw a manKneeling & prayingOn the corner ofPurgatory Street &Salvation Ave wearingAn American flag likeA shawl to protect himFrom evil I saw a man inUtah pouring outHate to a crowd of youngStudents pretendingTo be a good ChristianMan Interrupted I’ve seen warsAnd bullets screamingAnd ripping throughThe bodies the flesh of humanBeings both good &Evil,…
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We need more heroes
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ADVICE ON BECOMING UN-AMERICAN Step One: Become a spirit vanishing from sight Step Two: Say nothing.Do nothing. And let all the monsters take over Ignore violence. Ignore the cries ofChildren being separated from their mothers Families Three: Turn off the real newsIgnore the fake news Stop giving a shit about everythingEveryone No empathy. No human…
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HAPPINESS ISN’T FREE So let’s just say it : Alot of people here & nowDon’t believe that they needTo even lift a finger or writeA letter, contribute to the causeOr even pay attention to what’sGoing on right outside their door Say, for instanceLike a dictatorship orA Nazi takeover, or even aDeranged lunatic destroyingTheir own country…
