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Dawn & Dusk Intro
I write poems of light and dark. From the darkness of my experience of depression to the light of my faith and hope in Jesus Christ. On some days, my poems feel like a brightening dawn. On others, like a deepening dusk. But always I hold on to the truth. That the light will overcome… Continue reading
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Monotone
A lament Anhedonia isA dreadful curseOf all depression’s afflictionsIt is the worst It steals your passionsAnd buries them awayThings that made you laughSuddenly you hate The world peels awayIn strips of greyUntil all that is leftIs the blackness of pain Continue reading
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Rage
His intestines writhe Like a decapitated snake His bowels squirming From the force of his rage His jaw is clenched Bolted shut His tongue restrained Like a rabid mutt When he speaks, he spitsLike an agitated cobra Like a bubbling cauldron His fury spills over He let it spew Out of his mouth And lets… Continue reading
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Chatterbox
Chatterbox, chatterbox In my head Muttering, spluttering Despair and dread Rumbling, mumbling All the time Spouting, shouting Endless lies Chatterbox, chatterbox Can’t be caught Knocking, mocking My every thought Chatterbox, chatterbox Will not cease Rattling, splattering All sense of peace Chatterbox, chatterbox Bite your tongue Chatterbox, chatterbox That’s it, I am done Continue reading
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I Need to Write
I write Because I must It’s not by choice I cannot stop The words find me Wherever I go They hunt me down Hold a knife to my throat I write ideas down But more will come Once the dam bursts I am overrun But in this torrent I do not drown I feel like… Continue reading
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Spiteful Vapour
A spiteful vapour Rises from a glen To hunt and haunt The hearts of men Travellers freeze Goosebumps bristling As they sense a presence Disturbed by their visiting Icicles form On a furrowed brow As a local kneels And breaks old vows Lips trembling Heart fiercely beating As an ancient hatred Starts retreating Continue reading
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Box of Fears
She packed all her fears Into a little boxShe did this when She was still very young It was not deliberate It was subconscious She did not suppress Her pain on purpose It rattled in her mind For years and years As she filled it with more And more of her fears She did not… Continue reading
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Depression FM
Depression is like A background radio Tuning into stations Trying to shame you The news bulletins recount Your latest failed projects Talk shows discuss Your many character defects The DJ plays The latest diss tracks A game show host presents A quiz on your dark past I suffered for so long From this abusive broadcast… Continue reading
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Derailed Thoughts
Thoughts derail Go down wrong paths Get stuck in cycles Of fear and wrath The voice is so familiar It sounded like his own But by the time he realisedHe was too far gone He’s been going in circles For hours now Thought he was solving the problem But it was all a sham A… Continue reading
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The Orphan Girl and Her Suns
There is a sadnessEntrenched in her heartA bastion of evilA castle of dark It leeches out poisonIn viscous, black fluidsThis river of despairTurns her dreams into ruins This castle laughsAt her myriad of dawnsWhen one sun risesThe other one starts to fall Until one dayThe castle crackedAs her faint suns of hopeShowed their true impact Continue reading
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Writers Do Not Sleep
Leave me alone I don’t want to write Don’t you know It’s the middle of the night? Go away Let me have my peace It’s not time for writing It’s time for sleep Go on then I will review some work Polish them up Wipe off any dirt A new idea? I’ll note it down… Continue reading
