Christian Poetry
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Trust
A haiku on trust Let go of all else The pleasures that come with pain Trust in Him alone Continue reading
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Disappointment
Black pills gleaming Time for the daily dose Thrashing in the water Its vapours form thick smoke I know its taste Its bitter afterburn The spasms in the stomach As it begins to churn Two steps forward Three steps back I know the rhythm And pattern of this dance Time has conditioned me Steeled me… Continue reading
Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
Pain and Suffering
Pain and suffering Are all I know The rhythmic beatings Of its constant blows I don’t mind it anymore It’s just a part of life It keeps me focussed On the things that are right It tried to break me To crack my soul But it only allowed my Saviour To come in and make… Continue reading
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Facing Disappointment
A crushing darkness All around A bone-chilling silence That smothers all sound This is what life is like After so many rounds of despair The sharpest of agonies Is that of a soul rent bare It darkens your mind Darkens your very soul It sucks the joy out of everything Erodes your drive towards your… Continue reading
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Dark Colours
I prepare the paint Venom blacks and brooding greys There will be no light colours On my palette today I will whip up a tempest With this tortured paintbrush Create a whirlpool of misery Into which I am sucked To the howling nights I will yield my soul Let that dark fury Be expressed in… Continue reading
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Deep Roots
A haiku on scars Life has left its marks But my roots go deeper now Faith blooms in trials Continue reading
Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Gratitude, Haiku, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trust, Writing -
Struggling
A lament I am exhausted I am run down I fight every day To pick myself off the ground The duvet wraps around me In an iron grip My legs are weak and trembling My mind can barely think Every day I dig deeper Into reserves I didn’t know I had Every day I find… Continue reading
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Crucifixion
A short poem on Easter Gushing blood flows down Roman nails leaving harsh scars Price for sin fully paid God and man no longer apart Continue reading
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Christ
A haiku on Easter Silent as a lamb Mocking crowds hurled their insults He had the last word Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 