Christ
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Desert Flower
Desert winds blow Bringing dryness and death The budding flower cracks In this blast of hot breath There is no shelter The soft petals are ripped Pink torn into brown shreds As the plant is slowly stripped The dry winds ease And the swirling sands drop And the flower can now see What it has Continue reading
Bitterness, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
The Dunce Hat
We hear our name In every conversation we pass by We feel the pounding pressure Of the glare of every eye Thoughtless words Nestle in our hair Form a hat of humiliation That we feel forced to wear But it is only in our mind That this marker exists It is made from a substance Continue reading
Anxiety, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Spinning
Thoughts revolving In my head I am dizzy from their spin Darkness swirling Creates a whirlpool That tries to sucks me in Bitter remarks Beat me down Break my self-esteem Constant critiques And overthinking Create an awful din I pause I stop And lift my head up See the world That spins around me And Continue reading
Anxiety, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Rumination, Writing -
Redemption
A short poem on hope Pain and suffering Groans and tears Can birth trees of hope That last for years Continue reading
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Shocked By Pain
It has finally hit me The scale of what I’ve faced The seriousness of the challenge The scars that cannot be erased I had numbed it out In the day-to-day battle to survive I had buried that truth In a dark place inside But it now washes over me Like a towering ocean wave I Continue reading
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White Sheets
We all start with a white sheet An unblemished start We smile to ourselves As we cradle it in our arms But we compromise Ignore our ideals Get covered in red paint Our sheets, we fail to shield The inspector shakes his head At our pathetic, sodden mess We had one job To bring this Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Fear, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
Shame
A haiku on shame A decaying cloak Maligns and grinds my shoulders Yet it is not mine 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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The Graveyard
I come to the graveyard Wandering among the black stones I look for the final resting place Of my old, rotten bones I stare at the etched letters Chiselled into cold rock My dark past lies beneath Locked in a cage of cold earth My mind cannot help but wander To a grave now long Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Easter, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trust, Writing -
Radiant Light
A radiant light Piercing the dark A fragrant wind Drifting in from afar A well in the heart Erupting with strength An inner treasure chest Overflowing with wealth A roaring fire Defying the winterly winds A chain-shattering song That a small bird sings This is what The love of family means This is the comfort Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 