Anger
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The Surging Sea
I am a raging storm A surging sea A violent squall A fury unleashed I have been tied down In the darkest depths In the cold, murky waters For centuries, I have slept Sorrow was my chains Depression, my underwater guard Anxiety crawled all over me Inflicting me with scars But now I rise Soaring… Continue reading
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The Black Bird 2
I am angry I am hurt I lived my life Haunted by a black bird A dark shadow Over my shoulder Its screeching cries Making me shiver It stood at my bedpost During the night Built a nest in my skull To rest from its flight It chased me around In fear for so long… Continue reading
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Words As Weapons
I use words as weapons To slash this paper So something else can feel The storms I have weathered I use words as tools To mould this inner man To build a new foundation Made of rock, not of sand I use words as drumsticks My heart, the deep, thudding drum The rhythm shows my… Continue reading
Anger, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Believing Again
I can’t see the end To this relentless climb I am not sure if I will ever See the morning sun rise I have fought fearsome foes In abandoned castles of dark I have heard misery’s whispers In the centre of my heart I have crossed bleak landscapes Where my blood turned ice cold I… Continue reading
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Why Me?
Why me? Why now? Why so long? Do I lack power? Do I lack resilience? Do I need to be tougher? Why is it me That always has to suffer? Why these dark feelings Around every corner? Why has life conspired To make each day harder? Why these dark days? Why does the sun hide?… Continue reading
Anger, Bitterness, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
Robbery
You stole it from me My first and only love You took my passion from me As if you weren’t punishment enough You took my dream And crushed it in your hand All the worlds I had imagined You brought to a sudden end Characters I had created Nurtured and watched grow You snatched them… Continue reading
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Cost of Recovery
I resent it This brutal climb The pain I feel Each time I rise I know it’s worthwhile That freedom is at the top But does the climb to get there Have to cost so much? It burns my insides Makes me retch in pain But I do not want to live with The pain… Continue reading
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Abyss
It’s so painful To be like this To have fallen from the skies To be in this abyss To not have the words To say how you feel To experience so much But be unable to reveal In this brief moment When I put pen to paper I can show a fragment Just a small… Continue reading
Anger, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Perfectionism 2
A faint whisper Into my ear An unsettling feeling A shiver of fear You always tell me That disaster is on its way That I have to do more To keep the destruction at bay You are an immortal phantom Chasing me down dark alleyways You chant constant threats I always feel your blade My… Continue reading
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Hidden Trauma
There is blackness in my heart It rests in peaceful sleep It is borne from my trauma Raised by bitterness and grief Mostly it lies there Hidden, out of sight But when certain pressure points are pressed The blackness starts to arise It is triggered by certain memories Or by words spoken out of turn… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 