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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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Self-Achievement
There is a heavy weight Resting on my mind An intense pressure A relentless drive To perform, to achieve To always do better A dark cloud over my head No matter the weather Cold winters I feel inside So to self-achievement I choose to die Continue reading
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Deep Rivers
Deep rivers Unsearched depths Buried grief Tears unwept Rise to the surface Bubbling pain Erupt like fountains Misery lived again A tsunami approaches Coming for my heart I brace myself To be blown apart But as the waves hit Instead, I find My roots are strengthened My spirit refined Pain is not the end No,… Continue reading
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Anger at Anxiety
I am fury I am rage You fed me lies You caused me pain You wrapped me in chains Made me live in fear You pierced me with sorrow Took everything I held dear In dark you hide Afraid of the light You cast long shadows In hope of causing fright But anxiety, you’re weak… Continue reading
Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Writing -
Cracked Heart
Ice cold blade In the centre of my heart A savage stabbing Ripping me apart Out spills pain Thick and black Hissing like snakes As it oozes out of the cracks That stagnant inner mass Has been congealing inside Poisoning my soul Causing me to die The whites of my eyes turn black My skin… Continue reading
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Bitter Root
Plant a seed of anger Bury it deep Nurture its sapling Tend gently to its leaves Feed it with resentment Hold it in the heart Let the poison take root And the growth begin to start The plant begins to grow Coiling out from the heart Its tendrils weave around you Reaching out to grasp… 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
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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
Dawn & Dusk 