Hope
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Hope is a Fire
I drank the fireAnd my eyes were opened The skies above me Split open like a curtain I saw the stars The constellations And saw that I had been Heading in the right direction This dark night That had drawn so close I realised was no more Than a fading ghost And coming soon Was… Continue reading
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Music and Light
I see it on the horizon A rising dawn I hear it on the winds Whisperings of a new song It is music to my ears Laughter in my lungs Joy in my heartSweetness on my tongue When you have endured The darkest of nights Then you appreciate The slightest hint of sunlight The opening… Continue reading
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I See Galaxies
Do you know what it is like To see for the first time? Do you know what it is like To be brought back to life? To feel the breeze And smell the scents To feel hope rising From the darkest of depths I was locked in a dark place Starved of all that was… Continue reading
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Sunken Pits
Sunken pits in a wasteland Designed to trap and maim Mists of fog hang like veilsWaiting 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 risk… Continue reading
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Bitter Words
Taste the bitter wordsThe ones wrought by painAs they flow through youSee how they change See the disappointmentsBecome footsteps to higher planesSee how the lossesMake you value what you gain Feel the sadnessSwell in your stomachAnd marvel at how itTransforms into courage The sad words burnAs they go downBut wisdom will rise upAnd rest on you as a… Continue reading
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New Sight
I was locked in a cage In chains so tight Now my eyes have been opened I see beyond this night I see bright stars in the heavens Far greater than my darkest fears I see vast oceans of water That dwarf my litany of tears I feel the roar of a hurricane Driving my… Continue reading
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Dusk Raider
Ghostly wandererReturns at duskTo turn my harvestInto empty husks Swinging lanternLeaks out smokeMasks his faceAs my dreams choke He stays until dawnWithering my cropsLaying down seedsOf grief and loss When the sun risesHe melts awayLeaving me burdenedWith guilt and dismay And so I mustStart the struggle againSowing seeds of hopeAnd praying for rain Continue reading
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Fiery Sphere
The sun strains As it holds up the sky For it knows that when it dips My dreams will die The embers of dusk Herald a warning That hope has fled And will be gone until morning The bleakness of A starless night Chills the soul Pierces it with fright Until at last, the edge… Continue reading
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From Dawn to Dusk
If you rearrange the word ‘depression‘, you can form the phrase ‘I pressed on’. Sometimes, recovery is just about getting from dawn to dusk without giving up. The sun rises A new day starts But morning for me Is when my heart goes dark A long shadow Is cast over my day As towers of… Continue reading
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Flame
The flame is speaking Steadily it hums As it gently flickers It sings its song I will devour All that you own Right now I am small But soon I will grow I will feast on your dreams Consume your talents I will burn your eloquence And condemn you to silence But when the fire… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 