Christ
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I Once Was a Reader
I used to be a reader A book devourer That ancient being From which words cower I would consume tomes In one fell swoop During the day or the night Well done or uncooked I was a realm traveller Entering endless domains From fantastical lands To the far reaches of space All that was taken Continue reading
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The Wonder of Reading
To read a book Is to take flight To pass dimensional barriers And leave this world behind It is to cross the multiverse To become a master over time To experience new realities Explore branching timelines Be careful the next time You pick a book up Take a deep breath Make sure to pack a Continue reading
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Relief
Do you know what it’s like To have a knife stuck in the chest? A lump caught in the throat? Passionate words still unsaid? Do you know what it is like To live in a box? To be kept in a cage? And to be starved of love? Can you imagine the relief Of a Continue reading
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Shock
A lament Dark words In cruel script The delivering fingers Are torn and ripped The blackness of a soul That has been rent bare Gloomy whisperings The page will tear What do I do With words like this? With emotions so vast They engulf me like a mist I wrote a poem And the earth Continue reading
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Endless Pain
I am stuck in a loop Every day feels the same I have to fight the same battles I have to endure the same pain I have to face the same doubt About whether I will recover Then realise I have to continue Otherwise I will go under I am tired of wondering If I Continue reading
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Years of Pain
I look back With such pain Seeing the years of suffering All to no gain All that pain Because of what I didn’t know Fighting desperately But with nothing to show When all this time I was built differently Needed different things To live successfully I beat myself up With hard, rigid rules I thought Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
A Letter To Writing
I lost you My dear friend We grew apart It was almost my end You are my comfort in the night The tissue that wipes my eye You are the salve to the wounds That depression cut inside It assaulted me Tried to crush my life There wasn’t a day When I didn’t feel its Continue reading
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Mocking Memories
Scarred memories Buried inside When I begin to write They come alive Dancing corpses In my mind They tease and mock me My dignity maligned But now life returns To these deadened areas Once stagnant waters Pass the lifted barriers These words cleanse my mind Purify it from the ash As the moving water sweeps Continue reading
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Keys to Contentment
Choose purpose over pleasure Avoid passivity, not pain Aim for progress, not perfection Celebrate every marginal gain Embrace the peace of silence Take stock of what you own See boredom as an opportunity To find creative ways to grow Relish every breath Treasure every sunrise Stay near to those who love you Choose an impactful Continue reading
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Forget This Poem
Forget this poem Forget these words But remember the emotions Remember the hurt Remember the journey From dark to light The cracking of dawn And the fading of night The initial lines of despair That transform into hope Remember the catalyst The One who helped me cope Forget these words Forget this poem But remember Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 