Hope
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The Past’s Claws
The past has claws And an iron-tight grip It is a venus flytrap A bottomless pit I have felt its touch A cold shiver in the night It lurks in my mind Hidden just out of sight It shadows my day A sentient cloud Spawning in the sky Whenever I feel proud It has laid… Continue reading
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Accept Each Day
Accept what is laid before you Accept each day Commit to the journey Commit to the change Just keep moving forward Learn it is not a race It is all about endurance Go at a steady pace Embrace the journey Choose to enjoy every part Be grateful for every change That you see in your… Continue reading
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There Was A Land
There was a land Where words were locked away The sun sunk low And the sky went grey The people rotted awayTheir essence lost Their voices, stringless harps Their hearts, empty husks In this bleak wasteland A discovery was made A tool once lost Now sees the light of day He wrote until his joints… Continue reading
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The Constancy of Pain
The pain is constant Like a string with no end Suffering is ubiquitous A faithful companion and friend Everyone will let you down Everything must and will change But pain and suffering Yes, they will remain Through summer and winter In rain or shine New tortures and agonies They will always find There’s only one… Continue reading
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Golden River
A golden river Flowing in my heart Soothes my pain Brings me a new start A dark past Transformed into light A torturous agony lifted Now I am in flight The wounds my enemy brought To bring me misery Are now everlasting reminders Of how he failed to stop me No matter the challenges ahead… Continue reading
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What I Feel
On these pages Things are not always as they seem I write what I feel Not always what I mean I may lash out viciously As I am pierced with grief Or write of awaited freedoms Because I desperately need to dream I may open up my insides And let my sorrow pour out My… Continue reading
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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
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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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The System
The system we live in Needs you depressed Needs you unsatisfied Sent on an impossible quest It has to make sure That you feel inadequate And make you feel you’re always One step from happiness It does this to sell you A momentary relief Temporarily easing the pain But storing up the grief It has… 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
Dawn & Dusk 