God
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Abyss
It’s so painful To be like this To have fallen from the skies To be in this abyss To not have the words To say how you feel To experience so much But be unable to reveal In this brief moment When I put pen to paper I can show a fragment Just a small… Continue reading
Anger, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Sunken Pits
Sunken pits in a wasteland Designed to trap and maim Mists of fog hang like veils Waiting for your soul to claim You climb out of one pit But fall into another You are trapped in this cycle Each time, it’s harder to recover For in every pit you fall Comes the agonising decision To… 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 -
Perfectionism 2
A faint whisper Into my ear An unsettling feeling A shiver of fear You always tell me That disaster is on its way That I have to do more To keep the destruction at bay You are an immortal phantom Chasing me down dark alleyways You chant constant threats I always feel your blade My… Continue reading
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More Than Words
A pen for the hand A story to tell A bucket cast Into an emotions well A blade for the handle For the truth to fight To fend off the whispers Encircling me in the night A portal for the mind My problems to transcend To change my perspective To know that they will end A… Continue reading
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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
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Inner Fire
Burn in my heart Pain of old Simmering shame In the pit of my soul A weight heavily borne It crushes my chest Sewn to my skin Lest I forget I know my flaws I see them every day These are not simply things That can be just wished away But in my mistakes He… Continue reading
Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Sheep Pen
Fear is a sheep pen A restricting enclosure Hemming you in Stopping you moving forward Instead of endless pastures It’ll make you eat old grass It says there’s safety in numbers When you’re called to walk new paths It promises you won’t be hurt If you stay within its walls But you’ll wilt in its… Continue reading
Anxiety, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Rumination
A haiku on depression Darkened gyroscope Twisted remarks swarm like crows A kind word will help Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Haiku, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Rumination, Trauma, Writing -
Starlight
I once was blind But now I see Was locked up in sorrow But now am free Was weighed down By heavy weights Was beaten and bruised By the fists of shame I lived in a small corner In the back of my mind The walls pressing in Moving in from every side I just… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 