Hope
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Stolen Words
The words are snatched Before they reach the paper Ideas snuffed out Fading into vapour Visions in my mind Remain trapped inside For a moment I see wonders Then suddenly I am blind My sight spanned centuries To times unseen But now the memories melt away Like a half-remembered dream The words dissolve Before they… Continue reading
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Why Must I Suffer?
Why must I suffer? Why must I hurt? Why must my mood Be dragged through the dirt? Why this intense pain In the depths of my soul? And why can’t I close This gaping, cavernous hole? What must I do For things to be made right? I have faced my trauma And put up a… Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
Above the Waters
My head is pounding Weighed down by discouragement I feel like I am drowning Being swept away by a current I hear the laughs From my many enemies But I laugh at their naivety To think that they can stop me For every blow they deliver Just makes me stronger The dark clouds they swarm… Continue reading
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Hello Pain
Hello Pain We’ve met before Earlier today actually Before my feet hit the floor Back so soon? You only just left You took all I had And left me bereft You made me watch Memories from my past Don’t you remember? I can still hear your laughs No, you stayed for quite awhile You always… Continue reading
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I Once Was a Reader
I used to be a reader A book devourer That ancient being From which words cower I would consume tomes In one fell swoop During the day or the night Well done or uncooked I was a realm traveller Entering endless domains From fantastical lands To the far reaches of space All that was taken… Continue reading
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The Wonder of Reading
To read a book Is to take flight To pass dimensional barriers And leave this world behind It is to cross the multiverse To become a master over time To experience new realities Explore branching timelines Be careful the next time You pick a book up Take a deep breath Make sure to pack a… Continue reading
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Relief
Do you know what it’s like To have a knife stuck in the chest? A lump caught in the throat? Passionate words still unsaid? Do you know what it is like To live in a box? To be kept in a cage? And to be starved of love? Can you imagine the relief Of a… 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
Anxiety, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Endless Pain
I am stuck in a loop Every day feels the same I have to fight the same battles I have to endure the same pain I have to face the same doubt About whether I will recover Then realise I have to continue Otherwise I will go under I am tired of wondering If I… Continue reading
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I Lost Myself
I lost myself In a place deep inside I became what I wasn’t To make it through life I became a caricature I became a cliché Camouflaged to the background To make it through another day I learned to wear a mask To fit the stereotypes The real me cast out To wander lost in… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 