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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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Cut Adrift
I am adrift on a raft Lost at sea Cast away on an island With no one but me I am in a glass box But the glass is blurred I have given up screaming For I cannot be heard Trapped in a prison Within my own mind My senses stripped away I am deaf,… Continue reading
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Mosaic
You weaved my dark notes Into your symphony You took my misshapen works And somehow found symmetry You incorporated my falls Into Your dance You took my defeated posture Made it the opening stance You restyled my ageing architecture From archaic to classic You took my broken pieces And made a mosaic Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
Black Rose
I saw a flower yesterday Hidden among the ash A black rose Peeking through the burnt grass It was frail But it was there all the same Coming forth Despite the lack of rain I decided to sit with it And watch it grow Ignore the devastation That had laid waste to my hopes The… Continue reading
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Black Hole
Soulless void Deep inside Imploded star Where my dreams died Parts of my soul Lost to dead space Cross the event horizon Never to be replaced Parts of me That I valued and treasured By immense forces of gravity Are torn and shredded So in my heart Sits a dark singularity An immeasurable weight That… Continue reading
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Decay
I can feel the ideas Swelling in my mind Words brewing In a cauldron deep inside They’re multiplying Like cockroaches in a nest Mushrooms are ballooning Filling every part of my head I have to get them out Disperse them onto paper They cause decay in me If I hold them in for later But… Continue reading
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Rivers of Thoughts
My thoughts were a river Streaming around and above me A torrent of tension Between who I am and who I want to be I waded in Embraced their depths Tried to contain their power Holding my arms outstretched But the surge only swelled Sweeping me off my feet I was dragged to the depths… Continue reading
Anxiety, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Rumination, Trauma, Writing -
Heart Well
In my heart I have a deep well of emotions A plunging chasm Connecting to an underground ocean Storms boil up In these fearsome waters Surging currents Erupt onto the surface For below them Is a volcano of pain Spewing out hot lava Again and again I feel this beating Crashing against the walls of… Continue reading
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I Have Suffered
I have suffered I have hurt Been tortured unfairly By shame, been burnt I have been shrouded By the darkness of depression Have felt the ice-cold winds Of loneliness and isolation I have heard the whisperings Felt the spider legs creep Of fear and anxiety On my back, just out of reach I know what… Continue reading
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Believing Again
I can’t see the end To this relentless climb I am not sure if I will ever See the morning sun rise 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… Continue reading
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Hope is a Home
Hope is a home Not a hotel An impenetrable castle A magnificent citadel It is not a train In which you hop in and out It is an exploration ship Crossing an ocean of doubt It doesn’t always feel secure It has peaks and troughs But it is a place to shelter in When the… Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing
Dawn & Dusk 