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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Sheep Pen
Fear is a sheep pen A restricting enclosure Hemming you in Stopping you moving forward Instead of endless pastures It’ll make you eat old grass It says there’s safety in numbers When you’re called to walk new paths It promises you won’t be hurt If you stay within its walls But you’ll wilt in its… Continue reading
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Rumination
A haiku on depression Darkened gyroscope Twisted remarks swarm like crows A kind word will help Continue reading
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Starlight
I once was blind But now I see Was locked up in sorrow But now am free Was weighed down By heavy weights Was beaten and bruised By the fists of shame I lived in a small corner In the back of my mind The walls pressing in Moving in from every side I just… Continue reading
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What It Feels Like 2
A lament Depression is like Being trapped in a valley Caught between the clashes Of two charging armies Too tired to focus But unable to sleep Too sad to do anything But unable to grieve Yearning to do The things that you love But your mind is too overwhelmed To even pick a pen up… Continue reading
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Dawn or Dusk
Is the darkness ending Or is it just beginning? Are the storm clouds gathering Or are they dissipating? Are the winds dying down Or preparing to gather speed? Is the mould spreading Or starting to recede? Which voice do I listen to Which one do I trust? Is this the dawn? Or is this the… Continue reading
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Vows
The vows are read out One by one We commit ourselves to our Saviour And He commits to us But we lose our way Go down wrong paths Break every single vow Leaving wounds in His heart We chase after love Offered without commitment But they choose to damage us To treat us like equipment… Continue reading
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Light & Dark
A haiku on hope Darkened memoriesA swirling sphere of sorrow Find the pearl within Continue reading
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Self Condemnation
Self-condemnation Self-lashing Internal cruelness Relentless bashing We spew harsh words In hope they lead to change But the agony of self-blame Leads us to fall again We have been taught That only fear or guilt can motivate And yet the reality is They can’t free, only incarcerate We do just enough To ease the burden… Continue reading
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Dark Writing
I wish I could write poems That were flowery and soft That were elegant and graceful That didn’t have such a cost Imagine if I could write poems That would dance to a nice tune That would twirl in colourful dresses That into roses, would bloom But my poems are harsh Twang like poorly tuned… Continue reading
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The Coal Mine
Trapped in a coal mine The exit blocked by rock Every shuddering blow To my arm, an electric shock I am armed with nothing But a single pickaxe It chips away slowly Only forming small cracks Echoing between the blows I hear my enemy’s laughter I hear his goons partying Clinking glasses with their master… Continue reading
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