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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 Surging Sea
I am a raging storm A surging sea A violent squall A fury unleashed I have been tied down In the darkest depths In the cold, murky waters For centuries, I have slept Sorrow was my chains Depression, my underwater guard Anxiety crawled all over me Inflicting me with scars But now I rise Soaring… Continue reading
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Overthinking
There is a voice in my head That sounds like my own Undermining my beliefs Like water eroding stone It casts doubt On everything that I think It brews a cup of uncertainty Which it forces me to drink It had me turning in circles With contradicting instructions Flooded my mind with theories So I… Continue reading
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Wind Vanes
What are emotions? What do they mean? Is there method in the madness? Is there more to them than it seems? They are wind vanes Interpreting the flow of our lives Are we heading in the right direction? Staying true to what is inside? But sometimes they can be gusts That blow us off track… Continue reading
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The Black Bird 2
I am angry I am hurt I lived my life Haunted by a black bird A dark shadow Over my shoulder Its screeching cries Making me shiver It stood at my bedpost During the night Built a nest in my skull To rest from its flight It chased me around In fear for so long… Continue reading
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The Black Bird
A lament Knife edged talons Black as night And wings, such wings They blot out the light It descends With a terrible cry A bloodcurdling scream That twists the insides A clawed dark cloud Imbued with fears My eyes darken With blood-red tears Each wing’s beat A vicious hurricane As it drags its victim Back… Continue reading
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Dark Circle
Dark circle In my brain Drags me beneath The waves again Thoughts revolving I can’t make them stop Jagged voices rising Mine is on the top A black halo Placed on my head Gyrating patterns encrypted With the words that they said Despair’s cylinder Drips black ink As slowly into Its circumference I sink Dark… Continue reading
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Not Forgotten
Not forgotten Not alone No longer broken No longer forlorn Not irredeemable Not a reject No longer ashamed No longer a wreck Not too far gone Not a hopeless case Not a dirty stain That needs to be erased Not an imposter I am not lesser I am not simply someone’s project To try and… Continue reading
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Black Poison
I spit black poison Out of my mouth A venomous river Winding its way south It’s an overflow From my tortured heart Injected with misery By events so dark They are harsher than I truly mean But I can’t hold back When I paint this scene I must let the anger The bitterness pour out… Continue reading
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Words As Weapons
I use words as weapons To slash this paper So something else can feel The storms I have weathered I use words as tools To mould this inner man To build a new foundation Made of rock, not of sand I use words as drumsticks My heart, the deep, thudding drum The rhythm shows my… Continue reading
Anger, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
False Dawns
Have you ever had that feeling That horrible sensation? That sense of dread When things seem to be changing? When you take a step forward And the ground doesn’t collapse? When you step out of the cage And don’t get caught in a trap? When you begin to realise That all you ever wanted Is… Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing
Dawn & Dusk 