Healing
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I May Exaggerate
I may exaggerateMiscalculate and over-estimate I may badly mistranslate The script of my heart I may fail to moderate Or consistently over-rate Completely misappropriate The feelings in my mind My words may be inadequate Handwriting inelegant And my spelling attempts negligent As I attempt to hit the resonance Of the cry of my soul But… Continue reading
Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Writing -
About
The poems on this blog are written from my experience of depression. In an ocean of darkness, I find writing to be the lighthouse that guides me to hope. Some of these poems are written out of the darkness. They are an outlet for the swell of emotions within me; a way of conveying the… Continue reading
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Expectations
Heavy burdens On wearied shoulders ExpectationsAre back-breaking boulders They are like anchors Tie us to the shore Stop us exploring Chasing after more The oceans we do not roam In tame waters we are trapped Our ships list and rot The bows creak and then crack A boat should be free Into the sea released… Continue reading
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Pain on Paper
It’s time The moment has come To inflict some pain onto some paper And to get this over and done You’re hiding in there somewhere It is time to come out Time to shine the light on you And to start working this out This pen gives me power Gives me X-ray vision to my… Continue reading
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Old Wounds
Old wounds Left to bleedKept uncovered So they won’t recede We scratch off the scabs Leave them on display We can’t face the healing The long journey of pain Let them be washed And bound up with love Let recovery take place Receive hope from above Continue reading
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Anchor Around My Neck
Anchor around my neck Will you lighten a little? Must you weigh me down? My joy always cripple? Can I get a few minutes To catch my breath? Because the harder I struggle The heavier you get When I try to straighten up You pull me down again You mock my efforts You laugh at… Continue reading
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Hollow Reed
I am the outsider The different one here I am the writer The wordsmith extraordinaire I weave complex patternsIn the recesses of my mind Scribble abstract equations To work out what is going on inside I am a hollow reed That wails as the wind blows I am mourning church bells Echoing with resonant tone… Continue reading
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Hope and Fear 2
What do you do When hope is your greatest fear? When you fear that anticipation Of getting everything you hold dear? What do you do When you fear the light? When you fear the waking dawn Because it always dips out of sight? But once you get over That fear of failure You realise that… Continue reading
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Darkened Letters
Darkened letters Shaded by despair Traumatised words The paper, they tear Rivers of pain Flow from my fingertips Ink black tears From my eyes, they drip Swallowed by darkness And a fountain of grief I fell into grace And He gave me His peace Continue reading
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Thimble Sized Heart
I feel the rage inside me A rolling fury of seaAn eruption of fierce storms Anger at what could have been There is a seething, contorting mass Residing in my soul A hurricane of epic proportions A viciousness I cannot control All that anger All of that rage Is condensed into a thimble A small,… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 