Welcome to Bam’s world
Come right on in
This is a pleasant journey
You are about to begin
I just love to write
Most times I rhyme
But I try to put truth
In every single line
I call myself the Roet
Romantic Poetry is my art
I write to your soul
But mostly to your heart
Now I will flip the script
And tell about social ills
Maybe not how things are
More about how I feel
I hope you enjoy this journey
I do this with you in mind
I pray it brings you joy
Peace and happiness for all time
BAM
When you left
You took my best
Welcomed you back
You took the rest
What can I do
Besides confess
You were my pain
And my happiness
Now here you come
Calling me
With tender words
And sweet apologies
I miss you so
But now you’ll see
I must move on
Since I’ve been set free
I can’t take you back
Though my heart wants to
It is a fact
I’m so lonely without you
My mind’s made up
It’s back on track
I still love you so
But I can’t take you back
The grass ain’t greener
Now you’re telling me
It was your decision
To see how it would be
You once was blind
Now you say you see
But I still hear laughter
When I was on my knees
I planned to love you
For the rest of my life
Planned on dying
With you as my wife
The pain you gave me
Cut like a knife
You calling me now
Just ain’t right
I can’t take you back
Though my heart wants to
It is a fact
I’m so lonely without you
My mind’s made up
It’s back on track
I still love you so
But I can’t take you back
BAM
Fascinated sittin on the square
Tried not to but had to stare
Such beauty roaming everywhere
I was captured by her lovely hair
Mastered the look she tried to achieve
She was definitely black I believe
Couldn’t tell if it was real or weave
A bright warm smile I did receive
One had locks and another had braids
One had a bob one a tapered fade
One long and straight with Gucci shades
All had styles with different grades
All the looks drove me wild
The different colors and different styles
Beautiful hair for miles and miles
Framing beautiful black faces and gorgeous smiles
Tried my best not to stare
It’s like ignoring flowers everywhere
I adore you and I don’t care
I’m fascinated by her lovely hair
Bam
You can hate me if you want
You can even curse my name
You can tell people I’m the worst
And I’ll love you just the same
You can put stock in all the lies
You can spread new ones too
You don’t have to speak to me again
It won’t stop me from loving you
You can hold on to all your grudges
You can keep throwing up past mistakes
You don’t even have to forgive me
I’ll love you with every breath I take
You can deny my very existance
You can even tell folks I’ve died
You can wish bad things on me
My love for you keeps me alive
Your birth was my blessing
And you are still my blessing today
So no matter what you say or do
I’m gonna love you anyway
Daddy
I have given you my heart
From the moment I saw you
I have held you in my dreams
Like my future and happiness
Depended on it
I have adjusted my life style
To enhance yours
I have sacrificed money, friends, and time
To be at your beck and call
I have allowed you to use me
As a doormat, a sugar daddy, a maid,
An accomplice and stepping stone
I have had enough
Of giving you hundreds of dollars
While you act as if I’ve given you
Pennies
I have accepted your pennies
While you act as if you’ve given me
Hundreds of dollars
I have listened while you told others
Words I’d been longing to hear
I have held my temper from
Knocking your head clean off
I have emotionally moved on
Though I may not have mentally yet
I have accepted your decisions
To disrespect me, lie to me, and
Hurt me
I have grown stronger
From my pain
I have gained knowledge
From your abuse
I have found peace
From your absence
I have found happiness
From my despair
I have evolved
From what you made me
I have won
From your lost
Bam
Yes I think he’s special
I thought that of them all
One thing is for sure
I’m gonna have a ball
Tie or no tie
What if she likes a thug
How do I greet her
Was that the doorbell
Oh My God, he’s here
Let’s make sure the girls are perky
Add fragrance behind each ear
I shouldn’t have brought the flowers
She’ll think I’m corny as hell
But this is being gentlemanly
And shows I was raised well
I don’t know why I’m nervous
If she’s not into me it’s fine
I like what I know of her
And we’re gonna have a good time
I am lovin’ his outfit
It perfectly compliments his frame
I’ve been staring in his eyes so long
I almost forgot his name
I’m staring at this gorgeous woman
Who is about to go out with me
She looked absolutely amazing
But her eyes was all I could see
Bam
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This dedicated to my friend Sharon with love.
I try to do the right thing
But it was so enticing
Felt like I was struck by lightning
And it was so inviting
For a moment I had a feel
Like I had finally found the real
My heart could not keep still
My wound would finally heal
Then it happened again
Sinking like I’m in quicksand
They had let go of my hand
Destroying my master plan
For awhile I sat in the dark
Holding on to my broken heart
Wondering what split us apart
Wondering where I should start
Elusive as it may be
I could never give up on thee
For I know inside of me
Is a desire for L-O-V-E
So I’ll take another chance
And I’ll take another glance
I’ll continue to dance the dance
Until I find my true romance
Bam
If I could play God
For just one day
I would wipe all
Your troubles away
But I’m just a man
Ordinary and plain
Trying to find a way
To take away your pain
If I could play God
For just a little while
I’d only create
Things to make you smile
But I’m just a man
Doing all I can
To make you believe
In love again
If I could play God
For a moment in time
I’d use all my power
To make you forever mine
Bam
Inspired by a real conversation with the one I loved
Beautiful
I told her
You are so Beautiful
She said
What do you mean by
Beautiful
My mind said
Like those sunsets you see on greeting cards
Overlooking the ocean of some exotic city
Sensuous looking clouds explored by birds
And the silhouettes of people unknown
But my mouth said
Beautiful, you know
She said
No I don’t know
My mind said
Like that flower that is not a rose
It has the brightest colors seen
Trimmed with the perfect offsetting hue
Growing in the oddest place
Yet it’s exactly where it should be
Noticed
But my mouth said
Beautiful, you know
She said
No, I really don’t know
My mind said
Like the visions I have listening to good music
The midnight sky when stars are so numerous
The moon pushes its way through illuminating every eye
The breeze is neither too warm nor too cold
The entire world is at peace with itself
But my mouth said
God has shown His greatness
In the whole of you
Bam
Today I feel the weight
From all of my past mistakes
And I can’t seem to find
The strength to do what it takes
Today I miss my mother
And I miss my daughters even more
One is gone and one is leaving
The pain I can’t ignore
Today I feel unattractive
Though physically I look the same
I just feel so ugly inside
And my mirror is not the blame
Today I have no dreams
I can’t seem to look past this minute
Right now I despise this world
And just about everything in it
Today I just feel empty
Or maybe numb is a better word
Don’t know whether to cry or scream
They both seem so absurd
Today I feel so weak
As if Delilah has crossed my path
While I sit distraught and hurt
She just looks and laughs
Today I don’t feel like writing
Poetry can sooth my nerves
The more I put pen to paper
I realize it’s just rhyming words
Today I Praise God
For all my pain and sorrow
He loves me unconditionally
And Today will be yesterday Tomorrow
Bam….
Bam The Roet 