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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Misery’s Pit
Depression bids me to wallow With it in misery’s pit It reminds me of my agonies That almost made me quit It arranges my sorrow into a song Its melody pierces my heart It weeps tears over my wounds It almost seems genuinely hurt But as I sit in misery’s pit I see life passing Continue reading
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Words
They come to me In the middle of the night Whisper things to me Urge me to write When I sit with a pen And a blank piece of paper They emerge from my skin And down my arm, they slither They teach me things That I didn’t know about myself Show me where to Continue reading
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Dark Days
A haiku on hope Dark days without end Light is a lost memory It won’t last always Continue reading
Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Haiku, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
Mood Drop
A lament Why does my mood drop Like a stone in a lake? Like a dead bird from the sky Like a beast bitten by a snake? Why does my mood drop Like a foolish climber off a cliff? Like an elevator gone rogue That is descending too quick? There is a gravitational force Working Continue reading
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Chrysalis
Metamorphosis or mutation?A chrysalis or a cage?A life reaching its end Or the beginning of a new stage ? I must trust in Him Within these dark walls As pain afflicts me From my back, things crawl None can see the changes No, not even me Until the chrysalis cracks And I fly free Continue reading
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Black Heartstone
Black heartstone Marked by abrasion Dipped in soured waters By suffering chastened Tragedy’s lines Skate its surface The numerous blood stains Hint at its purpose Crafted under moonlight Forged with sorrow Depression’s hunched back Adding the marks for tomorrow A darkened stone Which tells my story My tears condensed To be redeemed for His glory Continue reading
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Anxiety
Brooding on the horizon A nebulous force A shifting uncertainty A dark power source It is fire under my feet A shiver down my spine That whisper in my head I always thought was mine It chilled me to my bones With a heinous lie That one look from me And it would multiply But Continue reading
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Beacon of Hope
A lone flame In the misted glass A single column of light In a sea of dark The night gathers round Almost as if to mock But this hideous beast Is in for a shock Each ray of light Is a valiant dagger Piercing the beast’s hide Making it stagger Your story may seem small Continue reading
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Dark Waters
Tidal wave of emotions Thrash against my soul Sharp arrows piercing Dark skewers taking hold On this blank page I leave their mark The jagged script Makes me gasp Is it wrong To express such pain? Dare I show God This torrent of black rain? His heart swallows my darkness Like a drop in the Continue reading
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Anger
Burning rage In the pit of my soul Eating me alive Consuming me whole Life’s lustre lost Joy has been drained out A sinkhole of despair Engineers a whirlpool of doubt Fury but no target Anger but no aim Frustration with no relief Agony with no gain Locked in a cage By anger imprisoned Forgiveness Continue reading
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