Fear
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False Dawns
Have you ever had that feeling That horrible sensation? That sense of dread When things seem to be changing? When you take a step forward And the ground doesn’t collapse? When you step out of the cage And don’t get caught in a trap? When you begin to realise That all you ever wanted Is… Continue reading
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Cut Adrift
I am adrift on a raft Lost at sea Cast away on an island With no one but me I am in a glass box But the glass is blurred I have given up screaming For I cannot be heard Trapped in a prison Within my own mind My senses stripped away I am deaf,… Continue reading
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Rivers of Thoughts
My thoughts were a river Streaming around and above me A torrent of tension Between who I am and who I want to be I waded in Embraced their depths Tried to contain their power Holding my arms outstretched But the surge only swelled Sweeping me off my feet I was dragged to the depths… Continue reading
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I Have Suffered
I have suffered I have hurt Been tortured unfairly By shame, been burnt I have been shrouded By the darkness of depression Have felt the ice-cold winds Of loneliness and isolation I have heard the whisperings Felt the spider legs creep Of fear and anxiety On my back, just out of reach I know what… Continue reading
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Believing Again
I can’t see the end To this relentless climb I am not sure if I will ever See the morning sun rise I have fought fearsome foes In abandoned castles of dark I have heard misery’s whispers In the centre of my heart I have crossed bleak landscapes Where my blood turned ice cold I… Continue reading
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Hope is a Home
Hope is a home Not a hotel An impenetrable castle A magnificent citadel It is not a train In which you hop in and out It is an exploration ship Crossing an ocean of doubt It doesn’t always feel secure It has peaks and troughs But it is a place to shelter in When the… Continue reading
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Anxiety’s Equations
Anxiety is like a Flustered mathematician A self-appointed professor Who can’t do simple addition He spends his days Scribbling complex equations But he still has yet to master The basics of calculation He stares in panic At his cluttered chalkboard He is bewildered by his own working But of one thing he is sure The… Continue reading
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Facing Fear
I didn’t see it I didn’t comprehend The fear that gripped me That hemmed me in Born from past trauma From difficult days When my mood was low And my concentration in a haze I made it through I somehow survived But that feeling of fear Left scars inside I vowed never to allow myself… Continue reading
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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
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Temporary
A relentless treadmill Which cannot be stopped Being punched by a boxer Who you cannot block A screaming creature At every sunrise Weights strapped to your legs When you’re paralysed An emergency alarm blaring But the help won’t come An approaching darkness Heralded by deep bass drums A bottomless pit Threatening to swallow you whole… Continue reading
Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing
Dawn & Dusk 