Casino Love

Friends tell you you're not ready
Dont jump in with both feet
They dont know really how you feel
Or what you truly need

They think they have the answers
They try to give advice
Say one day you'll love again
But just give it some time

You listen to their every word
And you know there being nice
You think you know what's truly best
So you decide to roll the dice

The first time that you start to play
You feel a love that grows within
A remembered joy of something new
That you think will never end

You want the love that you feel
To not come crashing down
You'll give all you have to play the game
So true love can be found

Then you realize they were somehow right
And that they knew just what to say
They had seen the future in the cards
But still you're glad you played

So now you go to just have fun
And Play the hand that you're delt
No worry for if you may lose
For true love will win out


Carl J.  Roberts

You Do This

What do you do when it's not there
And its no where to be found
What do you do when no one cares
And there are no friends around
What do you do when life gets tough
And you think you've had enough
What do you do when love is gone
And you know it wont come back

You find whats there and make it work
For you know it was never lost
You care for them in a time of need
And never worry about the cost
You show them that, you've been there too
And that you know how hard it is
Then go out, find someone new
And fill your heart with bliss

Carl J. Roberts

I Have Nothing

Right now I have nothing
I dont know what to write
Every word that I put down
Seems somehow not to rhyme

I try to push through it
Come up with perfect lines
Then erase each word on the page
And start over one more time

I know that it will come to me
I must simply clear my mind
Allow the words to just flow free
And write them line by line

But right now I have nothing
And I dont know what to write
Every word that I put down
Seems somehow not to rhyme


Carl J. Roberts

The Dotted Line

I thought the pain was over
Time has made our love so cold
But now the house where we once lived
Is in contract to be sold

Its been two years since I saw you
And no longer are you mine
But they say we both must be there now
To sign the dotted line

I couldn't help but feel the pain
As you walked into the room
The silence was so very loud
As I stopped and looked at you

They put the forms in front of us
And pointed where to sign
To the left I signed my name in bold
Just below the dotted line

To the right I saw a new name
One I didnt recognize
For you took his name a year ago
And left my name behind

That house where we once planned our life
Has now been sold to someone new
I watched as they received the keys
And hid my sadness from your view

This is the last I'll see you
The final ending of our time
For today we signed two different names
Just above the dotted line


Carl Joseph Roberts

A 5000 View Thank You

I got 5000 views today
In just two months time
I never thought you would like
So many of my rhymes

I almost never listed them
For all the world to see
I held them close to my heart
Thinking they were just for me

Each poem a different part of me
A memory lost in time
Or a current thought of something new
That somehow caught my eye

Many are of my past love
And all the hurt that it had caused
The emotions that ran so very deep
And a healing journey of it all

Some I hope are funny
And make you hold your side
While others I hope have meaning
That make you wonder why

I have new friends that share this love
That have viewed 5000 times
I am so grateful that you liked
So many of my rhymes

Carl J. Roberts

Please take a moment and tell me what poem touched you or had a meaning to you. You can message me publically or privately and I will respond.

Thank you so much to all who have read my poems. You have no idea how good it has felt to hear your kind words.  The sharing of your poems with me has made me a better person.  I hope that I have been able to bring you into my life and made you both laugh & cry.

Daily Courthouse

The people quickly come and go
All with problems in there lives
They all have different stories
Yet there lives are all alike

They are here to see a Judge
Who may decide to give them time
Or allow them to feel mercy
And give them one more try

Some are here to sue a neighbor
With whom they were great friends
But now they feel an anger
And that friendship soon will end

Two lovers get a license
So that soon they may wed
Two others sign the papers
And say there love was just pretend

Two children are adopted
And now say mom and dad
Two others go to jail
For a crime that was so bad

This is your daily courthouse
Where people come and go
They all have different stories
That we all should want to know

Carl Joseph Roberts

Spin The Bottle

That bottle spins in a game of chance
Who you'll kiss depends where it lands
It lands on me and we begin our life
Then a ring is given you become my wife

A child is born to change my view
I'm now responsible for someone new
Then one day you come to me
You tell me soon there will be three

So we buy a house where we can grow
We fix it up and call it home
It's not big enough for our family now
So we sell that home and look around

We find a home in a different town
To raise our kids until there grown
The days are spent in each others arms
Still holding hands, two melded hearts

That bottle knew just where to land
For it stopped on me and our life began
Spin the bottle's not a game a chance
Its a gift from God and it's heaven sent

Carl J. Roberts