Anger Anxiety Authenticity Bitterness Christ Christian Poetry Depression Determination Disappointment Easter Emotions faith Fear Forgiveness Friendship God Gratitude Guilt Haiku Healing Hope Joy Lament Love Mental Health Pain Perfectionism Perspective Poetry Pride Reading Redemption Regret Rejection Rumination Shame Stories Temptation Thankfulness Trauma Trust Truth Worship Writing
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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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Grateful
Every inhale Every exhale The breath in our lungs Every pulsation Every relaxation The flow of blood in our veins Every articulation Every comprehension The connection between us Every sun rise Every night sky The chance to treasure it all Continue reading
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Gideon
Arise warrior of God Hide no more Though now your enemies rule over you You will triumph in this war Get out of the cistern Thresh the wheat no more This was just training I have chosen you for a higher call I have called you to separate Not the grain from the straw But… Continue reading
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Hope
A searing pain Off the charts Cripples my soul Shatters my heart It summons a tempest Whispering winds like a ghost The dusk sky deepensStained by my dark groans A singular word Written on paper Breaks the stronghold Changes the weather In the battering storms It helps me cope Brings light into darkness The word… Continue reading
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Dry Bones
Dry bones Worn down by life Purpose stripped away By the cruellest of knives Ice forming As the cold winds blow Creaking and cracking As its stronghold grows Breath of God Eternal flame Ignites my passion Severs glacial chains It sets deep in my bones As smouldering embers Determination builds Brooding in my every fibre… Continue reading
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Vulnerability
A haiku on rejection A lament Painful emotionsThey said that I should share them Then say it’s too much Continue reading
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The Broken Record
A lament You carry the broken record Everywhere that you go You despise every vocal You despise every note You hide it behind your back As you joke about your day It’s when you head up to your room That you let the record play A screeching sound begins Piercing your soul like a knife… Continue reading
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Wind of God
Wind of God Mighty hurricane Stir up storm clouds Cause it to rain again Wind of God Unstoppable gale Propel me into Your arms Billow my limp sails Wind of God Make things right Tear down the walls That I’ve built in my life Wind of God Fragrant breeze Your grace and Your mercy Bring… Continue reading
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Claws of the Past
The past has claws And an iron-tight grip It is a venus flytrap A bottomless pit I have felt its touchA cold shiver in the night It lurks in my mind Hidden just out of sight It has laid a claim to my life A right to my soul It has the keys to my… Continue reading
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Joy
Joy erupting A well of emotion Tears brimmingThe first drops of an ocean That feeling when You taste the sweet truth When years of deception Are revealed to you Wrists no longer numb No longer bound by chains The fog has cleared And so has the pain It was a journey That lasted so long… Continue reading
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The Invisibility Cloak
A young man lives In a shroud of smoke His staggering steps hidden For he wears an invisibility cloak He found it one day In a cupboard in his room It promised to hide his secrets Instead, it became his tomb To all who looked at himHe looked like he was doing ok But underneath,… Continue reading
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