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 Pain Perfectionism Perspective Poetry Pride Reading Redemption Regret Rejection Rumination Shame 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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Rubik’s Cube
Life is a set of problems Constantly being brought to you A kaleidoscope of spinning colours An unsolvable Rubik’s cube A sea of ever-changing variables A puzzle that fights back Getting one colour in place Puts the whole thing out of whack But in God’s hands The spinning colours fall into place Our earthly efforts Continue reading
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Revived Dreams
Dreams die in Fear’s grip Like moulting birds in cages But there’s no dream God can’t bring to life But we do have to be courageous Fear melts in Boldness’ advance But remember it happens in stages Fear tries to have the last word But Bravery adds in new pages Continue reading
Anxiety, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
Close The Door
A lament Close the door Turn off the lights Snuff the candles And embrace the night Tear down the lampposts Crack each light Break the lanterns Let the darkness inside Let no joy be heard Let laughter be banned Twist every hint of a smile Into the deepest of frowns No jokes, only tragedy No Continue reading
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Pain
I feel an emptiness Lying deep inside My soul has been ripped out By the brutality of the fight Feelings have had to be cast aside So I can stay afloat My perspective narrowed So on the pain, I don’t choke I have had no time To acknowledge my scars No time to process The Continue reading
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Bitter Gall
You make me drink the bitter gall It’s poison to my soul You drain life of its goodness Bury me in a deep hole You show me only sadness When there is joy to be found You rain down torrents of misery Weigh me down to the ground But your filter’s faulty It shows me Continue reading
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Frustration
A lament So many fears Of things I can’t control How can I fight A monster I do not know? I don’t know its weaknesses Where I can strike I am caught out by its tactics That overwhelm my mind I want to live a life Chasing after my dreams I fear being trapped in Continue reading
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Cruel Words
Dark whisperings Incessant chanting Echo in my head My thoughts supplanting They chop down The tree of my esteem And smear mud all over The paintings of my inner dreams The words repeat Until they make me sing Their wretched tune Like church bells ring They’ve built their case Convinced me they were true Said Continue reading
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Trust
A haiku on trust Let go of all else The pleasures that come with pain Trust in Him alone Continue reading
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Disappointment
Black pills gleaming Time for the daily dose Thrashing in the water Its vapours form thick smoke I know its taste Its bitter afterburn The spasms in the stomach As it begins to churn Two steps forward Three steps back I know the rhythm And pattern of this dance Time has conditioned me Steeled me Continue reading
Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
Pain and Suffering
Pain and suffering Are all I know The rhythmic beatings Of its constant blows I don’t mind it anymore It’s just a part of life It keeps me focussed On the things that are right It tried to break me To crack my soul But it only allowed my Saviour To come in and make Continue reading
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