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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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Why Must I Suffer?
Why must I suffer? Why must I hurt? Why must my mood Be dragged through the dirt? Why this intense pain In the depths of my soul? And why can’t I close This gaping, cavernous hole? What must I do For things to be made right? I have faced my trauma And put up a… Continue reading
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Above the Waters
My head is pounding Weighed down by discouragement I feel like I am drowning Being swept away by a current I hear the laughs From my many enemies But I laugh at their naivety To think that they can stop me For every blow they deliver Just makes me stronger The dark clouds they swarm… Continue reading
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Hello Pain
Hello Pain We’ve met before Earlier today actually Before my feet hit the floor Back so soon? You only just left You took all I had And left me bereft You made me watch Memories from my past Don’t you remember? I can still hear your laughs No, you stayed for quite awhile You always… Continue reading
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I Once Was a Reader
I used to be a reader A book devourer That ancient being From which words cower I would consume tomes In one fell swoop During the day or the night Well done or uncooked I was a realm traveller Entering endless domains From fantastical lands To the far reaches of space All that was taken… Continue reading
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The Wonder of Reading
To read a book Is to take flight To pass dimensional barriers And leave this world behind It is to cross the multiverse To become a master over time To experience new realities Explore branching timelines Be careful the next time You pick a book up Take a deep breath Make sure to pack a… Continue reading
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Relief
Do you know what it’s like To have a knife stuck in the chest? A lump caught in the throat? Passionate words still unsaid? Do you know what it is like To live in a box? To be kept in a cage? And to be starved of love? Can you imagine the relief Of a… Continue reading
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Shock
A lament Dark words In cruel script The delivering fingers Are torn and ripped The blackness of a soul That has been rent bare Gloomy whisperings The page will tear What do I do With words like this? With emotions so vast They engulf me like a mist I wrote a poem And the earth… Continue reading
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Facing Fear
I didn’t see it I didn’t comprehend The fear that gripped me That hemmed me in Born from past trauma From difficult days When my mood was low And my concentration in a haze I made it through I somehow survived But that feeling of fear Left scars inside I vowed never to allow myself… Continue reading
Anxiety, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Endless Pain
I am stuck in a loop Every day feels the same I have to fight the same battles I have to endure the same pain I have to face the same doubt About whether I will recover Then realise I have to continue Otherwise I will go under I am tired of wondering If I… Continue reading
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I Lost Myself
I lost myself In a place deep inside I became what I wasn’t To make it through life I became a caricature I became a cliché Camouflaged to the background To make it through another day I learned to wear a mask To fit the stereotypes The real me cast out To wander lost in… Continue reading
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