Gratitude
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Cruelty
That was cruel An unprompted attack A savage assault That left me cracked A shard of pain Pierced into my side A terrible black mist That left me blind No memory or thought Was the trigger for this There is no logical reason For the appearance of this abyss Just the cruelty Of this twisted… Continue reading
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Hidden Trauma
There is blackness in my heart It rests in peaceful sleep It is borne from my trauma Raised by bitterness and grief Mostly it lies there Hidden, out of sight But when certain pressure points are pressed The blackness starts to arise It is triggered by certain memories Or by words spoken out of turn… Continue reading
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The Puppet
The strings are pulled delicately The puppet twirling into a dance Its flailing limbs, powerless to resist Its taunting captor’s commands But my God You saw my humiliation The entangled lies in my mind You cut me free from what trapped me And healed the hurt that was inside You strengthened my weak arms And… Continue reading
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Dark Place
That was a dark place I suddenly realise My mind was numbed out And my eyes were blind It’s like waking from a nightmare That has been going on for years Realising it is not raining That the streaming waters are your tears It’s like looking at a mirror At a different version of you… Continue reading
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Burn the Bridges
Burn the bridges To your old life Cut the ropes With Hope’s knife The old thoughts That creep like mould That condemn, that judge That love to scold Burn them in a fire In a deep pit in the ground Revel in their destruction As their tortured voices sound Your old ways have been shed… Continue reading
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Write a Poem
Write a poem Hide it in your heart Read it to yourself As the skies grow dark Engrave the wretched words Onto a small, smooth stone Put it in your pocket Take it everywhere you go Hide the words away Lock them in a journal Gather up the embers Feed that inner inferno Let the… Continue reading
Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Lava Flow
His Love is a lava flow Making its way towards us Over hills and mountains There’s no obstacle it won’t cross It overwhelms our excuses Our hesitations to come to Him It incinerates the walls of condemnation It burns the barrier of sin Our fear is driven out Constructions of addiction brought down Ancient stores… Continue reading
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Understanding Pain
The pain in me is searing I feel it in my chest A blade of pure misery Carved from cruel intent The pain batters my mind Like waves on an isolated rock My brain shuts down It can’t take the shock But these painful hurts Are cries within me I need to listen to them… Continue reading
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Rubik’s Cube
Life is a set of problems Constantly being brought to you A kaleidoscope of spinning colours An unsolvable Rubik’s cube A sea of ever-changing variables A puzzle that fights back Getting one colour in place Puts the whole thing out of whack But in God’s hands The spinning colours fall into place Our earthly efforts… 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
Dawn & Dusk 