Fear
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Directions
Switch off the sat nav We know better Warning signs scream But we ignore the red letters We swerve off the trail Follow our own desires We get lost in dark woods Get stuck in a mire The car judders to a halt The engine breaking down We finally break our silence And to God, Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
Revived Dreams
Dreams die in Fear’s grip Like moulting birds in cages But there’s no dream God can’t bring to life But we do have to be courageous Fear melts in Boldness’ advance But remember it happens in stages Fear tries to have the last word But Bravery adds in new pages 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 -
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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Trapped Words
Trapped words In my chest Screaming out Still unsaid A myriad of ideas Swirling in my mind I’m running out of space And I’m running out of time This burden of passion Has no outlet It pierces me with sorrow And fills me with regret This childhood dream Lives in my heart Waiting for the Continue reading
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Old Chains
A short poem on hope Old chains lie heavy Caked in a layer of rust Our fears leave us bound Hope releases us Continue reading
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Deep Wounds
Deep wounds In secret places Angry scars Not the only traces Bitter is the water Tainted with pain The sky weeps An endless torrent of rain Take my hand In the midst of this storm Hold me close Keep me warm When darkness strikes The tender parts of my heart Lord, take the shattered pieces Continue reading
Anger, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
The Search
Bruised heart Always burns Bitter wounds Still never learn Empty tables Where friends once sat Dark clouds My emotions entrapped Reaching hands Grasp thin air Paper and pen My mind becomes clear I searched for answers For freedom, for friends It was in quiet reflection That I found peace in the end Continue reading
Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
Mind Forge
Bring me to the mind forge That deep place within me Where emotions are metals And writing the smithy I enter the mind forge My emotions a metallic mix The impurities are removed The inconsistencies are fixed This page is my mind forge Where emotions are melded Where they are forged in unbreakable iron And Continue reading
Anxiety, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
Hope’s Star
A lament Into darkness I fell Lost sight of all light Pierced by agony By the depression of my plight I held a star in my hand Its heat burned me But if I let it go No other light will I see O tempestuous storms Hear my cry Tell your waves to calm Do Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 