Hope
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Torch of Hope
My darkened heart Rocked by violent storms The water seeps in And so do the worms The once bright furnace Now stark and empty But one breath from God Is more than plenty It reignites the fire At the centre of my heart Dries up the moisture With a single blast When my pen strikes… Continue reading
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Words
Words dancing On the tip of my pen On the tip of my tongue A river of black ink Poems flowing From the darkness of dusk From the brightness of dawn Daily rhythms re-synced Stories baking In the heat of my passion In the furnace of my heart My imagination expanding Spirit flowing In the… Continue reading
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Broken Song
Pain throbs In every heartbeat A breathless gasp That never sleeps Sorrow plays its tune I sing along A weeping cello A broken song Unheard cries Haunt my sleep Do others hear them? Or is it just me? I rise Wash my face And set my heart To see things change Continue reading
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Reaching Out
I reach out In the crowd, concealed To touch the hem of His garment So that I can be healed I have held on To so many things Tried to keep control Tried to hide what was within It is when I let go And reach for Him That my mud-stained hands Are cleansed from… Continue reading
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Dark Wolf
Spindly werewolf With glimmering eyes Slipping through shadow and shade Its jaw unhinged Moist with yearning Teeth bristling and untamed I know its name But it knows not mine Words to it have no meaning The only thing It knows to fear Is this torch of hope still gleaming Continue reading
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The Wooden Cup
Drink from my cup The Saviour gently urges It is simple, carved from wood But at a great price, was purchased I put no adornment on it No embellishments to allure I give you my word It holds what you’re looking for Feel the wood’s graining It is rough to the touch But it tells… Continue reading
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Day & Night
I lived in hope Of a future so bright Now I don’t look beyond This cold, endless night I have experienced loss On a scale I never imagined Had wounds inflicted on my heart So deep, they’re canyons I have no story No tale of hope And yet still my heart Will not let go… Continue reading
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Winter Days
I feel the ice Congealing around my heart And like frost-bitten toes My emotions drop off The winter days encircle me The coldness seeps in I have forgotten what summer is like The beautiful blooms of spring I shiver on the porch Waiting for these days to be over For this ice palace in my… Continue reading
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Disappointed
Disappointed in yourself Repulsed by your own flaws You’ve seen your mistakes And the damage that they’ve caused The reality of it is distressing Is hard for you to face What do you do with such a revelation? How do you stand under this weight? But your power is only limited There are some things… Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Forgiveness, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Regret, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
The Past’s Claws
The past has clawsAnd an iron-tight gripIt is a venus flytrapA bottomless pit I have felt its touchA cold shiver in the nightIt lurks in my mindHidden just out of sight It shadows my dayA sentient cloudSpawning in the skyWhenever I feel proud It has laid a claim to my lifeA right to my soulIt has the keys… Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, Forgiveness, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing
Dawn & Dusk 