Christ
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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
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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
Dawn & Dusk 