Elana Juli Royson | WritersCafe.org

What Makes You So Saintly?

What makes you so saintly as to judge me by my sins,Whereas I should have forgiven, instead gave up and caved in?I'd like to see you do differently while suppressing a fit of rage,And don't bother patronizing me by saying it comes with age.I know you think you're above me and in some ways that may b..

#ROFLMAO at You and Your Twitter

I find it funny, those who won't move on,Who post ridiculous things on Twitterabout who they hate and who they dateand how people should just be quitters.They talk s**t about everyone in their lifebecause they're bored with their owneven those who've left, tired of the bullshit,Are still told they d..

Here, the Dark I Know Well

Take me from here,This place I know too well.The spaces and facesand this love where I fell.The sun sets late hereand the sun burns my eyesthey say it's perfectbut they don't hear the cries.I fade into darkness herewhere those saddened refuge,where those with lost lovedie waiting for their rescue.Th..

Homeless

"If America is Home of the Brave, why are so many of the brave men homeless?"

Salt on the River

"I have no right to say or do anything that diminishes a man in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him but what he thinks of himself. Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime."

MACO

I'm sorry Robert Frost...

Baby Brother

for James

I Think I'm in Love with a Snowman

I think I'm in love with a snowmanand for that, let me explain.It's not much to do with snowbut more to do with pain.It started with a hopeful wishasking the first star to not be alone.Knowing that would take me only half way,I started a quest of my own.Along my journey I found a woodwith trees ..

Querido

Like the embers of a fire,that flame still existsAs if the light never dwindled,and life did not resist.Like the final chord of a songleft ringing in your head,You still hum a gentle harmonyto the melody I dread.Like a note in a closetburied deep for yearsyour face ignites a memorythat leaves m..

Jones Lake

Based off a real journey I took with my dad when I was younger and also holds deeper meaning from everything I've been through in life.

House on a Hill

"Some people live in a house on a hill and wish they were someplace else..." -Vanessa Carlton

In My Room

There is an empty box of condomsin the trash in my roombecause of the tongue I let slip.There is his scent in that lingersin the air in my roombecause of the mouth I let speak.There are sheets in a heapon the floor in my roombecause of emotions I let run.There are his clothes in a bunchon ..

The Mysterious Adventures of Adelaide Simmons

Itwas always cooler on Jasmine Lane, even in the heat of summer. There was someforce that acted upon it to make it so. The residents didn’t know what it wasbut they didn’t bother to search out the mysterious happenings. One could saythat they enjoyed this oddity. During the winte..

Perfection of a Teenager

To all of you who feel less than perfect:

Reflection

The reflection in the mirror looks nothing like me. This past year made me change into something I don't want to be. No one really notices because I can fake a smile but it manages to seep through every once in a while. Since my parents' divorce to now fo..

For Nick

for him, because I still love him

Tears

my life for the past couple years...