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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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A Writer’s Desire
Like a waterfall the words flow Tumbling out of my heart Once the floodgates are opened I cannot help but start The desire burns inside me A supernova of light My words glow like hot iron My tools of forgery are ready to smite Then, I place my words on a boat And push them Continue reading
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New Sight
I was locked in a cage In chains so tight Now my eyes have been opened I see beyond this night I see bright stars in the heavens Far greater than my darkest fears I see vast oceans of water That dwarf my litany of tears I feel the roar of a hurricane Driving my Continue reading
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Dark Cloud
A lament I feel it looming Even as I write A dark, nebulous cloud With eyes so bright It’s an anchor around the neck A rope around my foot It clings to me like mould Pierces my flesh like a hook Every waking second It is always there Even in my dreams Sometimes it appears Continue reading
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Gems
Inside of me I hold precious gems My most treasured thoughts As fragile as flower stems I hide them in a chest And I wait to see If someone I meet Will value me Will they truly care? Will they value my voice? Will they cry at my sorrows And in my triumphs, rejoice? Or Continue reading
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Dread
I am lifting a mountain Holding back the tide My back pressed against the door From a killer trying to take my life I am holding off his blade Inches from my heart On the brink of a waterfall With my ship breaking apart I see beneath the ground I stand To a bottomless pit Continue reading
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Green Shoots
Green shoots So fragile Freedom’s growth So gradual Waves of pain Rush over my soul Tear up the shoots Stir up the soil But the roots will remain They are dug in deep They begin to regrow Inch by inch they creep Pain will come again But they always survive These roots are stubborn They Continue reading
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Static
Words build up Accumulating like static Ideas sprouting Like fungi in an attic My head is weighed down Coursing with energy Pen approaching paper Keep it steady As it approaches Ideas discharge Leap across the gap Straight from my heart My pen writes furiously Sending up smoke The burden is lifted Another poem wrote Continue reading
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The Past’s Claws
The past has claws And an iron-tight grip It is a venus flytrap A bottomless pit I have felt its touch A cold shiver in the night It lurks in my mind Hidden just out of sight It shadows my day A sentient cloud Spawning in the sky Whenever I feel proud It has laid Continue reading
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Accept Each Day
Accept what is laid before you Accept each day Commit to the journey Commit to the change Just keep moving forward Learn it is not a race It is all about endurance Go at a steady pace Embrace the journey Choose to enjoy every part Be grateful for every change That you see in your Continue reading
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There Was A Land
There was a land Where words were locked away The sun sunk low And the sky went grey The people rotted awayTheir essence lost Their voices, stringless harps Their hearts, empty husks In this bleak wasteland A discovery was made A tool once lost Now sees the light of day He wrote until his joints Continue reading
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