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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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The Wooden Cup
Drink from my cup The Saviour gently urges It is simple, carved from wood But at a great price, was purchased I put no adornment on it No embellishments to allure I give you my word It holds what you’re looking for Feel the wood’s graining It is rough to the touch But it tells Continue reading
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The Chalice
Drink from my chalice Temptation whispers Feel its silken texture See how it glistens Come and be a king Dine with the finest metalwork Drink away your sorrows Drink away your inner hurts Gaze on its intricate carvings Be transfixed by its glow Let the sweet smell surround you Let it overwhelm your soul But Continue reading
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Day & Night
I lived in hope Of a future so bright Now I don’t look beyond This cold, endless night I have experienced loss On a scale I never imagined Had wounds inflicted on my heart So deep, they’re canyons I have no story No tale of hope And yet still my heart Will not let go Continue reading
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Friends
Our everyday melody Laughter dancing on their tongues Shimmering notes Erupting from their lungs The prism that splits Our rays of light The mundane becomes a myriad Expanding our spectrum of sight They break our box of mirrors So we can see the world again Point out the linings of hope Within our storm clouds Continue reading
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Castles of Dark
I have fought fearsome foes In abandoned castles of dark I have heard misery’s whispers In the centre of my heart I have crossed bleak landscapes Where my blood turned ice-cold I have felt Sorrow’s blade Burrow deep into my soul I learned to tolerate the cold How to see in the dark I learned Continue reading
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Winter Days
I feel the ice Congealing around my heart And like frost-bitten toes My emotions drop off The winter days encircle me The coldness seeps in I have forgotten what summer is like The beautiful blooms of spring I shiver on the porch Waiting for these days to be over For this ice palace in my Continue reading
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Disappointed
Disappointed in yourself Repulsed by your own flaws You’ve seen your mistakes And the damage that they’ve caused The reality of it is distressing Is hard for you to face What do you do with such a revelation? How do you stand under this weight? But your power is only limited There are some things Continue reading
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The Past’s Claws
The past has clawsAnd an iron-tight gripIt is a venus flytrapA bottomless pit I have felt its touchA cold shiver in the nightIt lurks in my mindHidden just out of sight It shadows my dayA sentient cloudSpawning in the skyWhenever I feel proud It has laid a claim to my lifeA right to my soulIt has the keys Continue reading
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Rest and Reading
The noise in my head Is finally gone The winter nights Giving way to the dawn The heat on my back Is beginning to cool And that pain in my chest Is not quite as cruel The fear at my heels Is being left behind And that knot of tension Is starting to subside I Continue reading
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Adversity Is Not The End
Though the fire burns, It will not consume me Though the flood rises, It will not drown me Though the wind howls, It will not stop me Though the lightning flashes, It will not blind me Though the storm rages, It will not engulf me Though the lava encircles, It will not entrap me Though Continue reading
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