How To Write A Perfect Poem*

So you want to write a poem
You hope all the world will want to view
One that brings up feelings
That can change a life or two

Should you try to make if funny
And make the reader laugh
Or maybe a love story
That can bring a feeling back

Should you try to bring them into it
And make them feel the pain
Show a different side of you
Or a new path they should take

Do you let them see the hurt inside
Or the joy of something new
Make them ask a question
Or answer one for you

Just know that many poets of the past
Have been read by very few
And each poem can be perfect
If it touches only you*

Carl Joseph Roberts

My Waiting Time Is Done

I was waiting for you to find me
And I waited much to long
Ready to share my love again
But knowing you are gone

Waiting to have that feeling
Of a love that is so true
Knowing love is out there
I was waiting just for you

Waiting to hear your voice again
Trying to understand
Wanting to see your smile
Needing to hold your hand

I know now that you never cared
And I waited way to long
With a broken heart I say these words
My waiting time is done

Carl Joseph Roberts

Just opinions and we all have them
It is not my intention to offend
My poems they come from my soul
Formed by passion and sometimes bold
Though you may not like what I say
I have a right to feel this way
These poems I write are mine alone
If you don't like then just move on
No need to message and threaten me
I will not change to meet your needs
I have been a cop way to long
Do not think your words can harm
If you dont like what I say
Just message me and it's okay
Choose your words and we can debate
I will delete words of hate
Just opinions and we all have them
It is not my intention to offend
My poems come from my soul
Formed by passion and sometimes bold

Carl Joesph Roberts

Profiling
( A Cops View)

Profiling, it can save a life
Now Im not saying its always right
But we see something thats out of place
And we're supposed to look the other way

Dont judge a person by there looks
What they drive or who there with
No matter what the time of day
We cannot question what they say

Your mind tells you there's something wrong
That this person does not belong
Still im not allowed to question them
About where they're going or where they've been

But commit a crime or someone dies
Then the whole community they question why
For the Officers should have known
That guy, that car, they don't belong

We cant profile all by itself
The law requires we have something else
It is a tool that we can choose
But not the only tool to use

Profiling, it can save a life
Now I'm not saying it's always right
No one tool should be abused
But if it saves a life,..... ill profile you

Carl Joseph Roberts

Shoestring Jeb
(Continued Part 2)

Shoestrimg Jeb was a very calm man
Always willing to lend you a hand
Jeb would never try to offend
And if he did he would ask to forgive

Now Sally Marie was Jeb's true love
And he gave to her all he had
He promised her he would never fight
Kept his word till they took her life

Sally Marie was home one day
Three men broke in and had their way
Jeb came home and saw his wife
She was stabbed ten times, he watched her die

The bar was dark, Jeb saw three men
Drinking and laughing over what they did
They saw Jeb but they didnt run
A big mistake, Jeb had his guns

Jeb's guns were his arms, never lost a fight
He beat those men, one at a time
Tied a showstring around three mens necks
Pulled it tight till each one was dead

Jeb never felt bad, not for what he did
He used his shoestrings to **** three men
The law looked twice but wouldnt convict
But Jeb never wore shoestrings again

Now if you see a man with no shoestrings in
Remember this story of Shoestring Jeb
Sally Marie was the love of his life
Three men took her,........ Three men died

Carl Joseph Roberts

Waiting In Line For Nothing

Waiting in line for nothing
Thats how I feel each day
Wanting to move forward
Waisting my life away

Giving all I have to give
New hope with each new day
Not listening to that voice inside
Telling me to walk away

Waiting in line for nothing
For a change that will not come
Trying to give you all I can
Refusing to give up

Wishing you would love me
Calling out your name
Hoping that you hear me
And cryin every day

Waiting in line for nothing
In the morning I'll be gone
I cant wait for you to love me
For the waiting line's to long

Waiting in line for nothing

Carl Joseph Roberts

LOVE Letters

Four simple letters
That mean so very much
Letters that can heal
Letters that can touch

Four letters that together
Are known the world around
Letters that unite us
And never let us down

Four letters that when given
Can make a person smile
Allow us to feel special
And make our life worthwhile

Letters that when needed
Can brighten up a day
Love letters that when given
Make the world a better place

L. O. V. E.

Carl Joseph Roberts