Hope
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Misery’s Pit
My last few poems have talked about the importance of expressing emotions. Here’s why I have learned that I cannot stay there. Some emotions are a trap. I have found that the pit that they dig has no bottom. So I am learning that after I have felt, I evaluate. Then I let go of… Continue reading
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Thimble Sized Heart
I feel the rage inside meA rolling fury of seaAn eruption of fierce stormsAnger at what could have been There is a seething, contorting massResiding in my soulA hurricane of epic proportionsA viciousness I cannot control All that angerAll of that rageIs condensed into a thimbleA small, rattling cage This tiny contraptionIs thrust into my heartHissing like a… Continue reading
Anger, Bitterness, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust -
The Tightrope
Do what you love To break yourself free But if I do too much My mind cracks beneath me It’s a balancing act Edging across a tightrope But I have no balancing bar So how can I have any hope? I am left to struggle To find the answers on my own But whichever way… Continue reading
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Secrets
They bury themselves Like toxic abscesses Out of sight Hidden in deep recesses We don’t realise That in darkness they grow Set down foundations Build an iron throne We try to forget Pretend they do not exist But when squeezed by pressure The pus escapes with a hiss The festering infection drains us Weakens our… Continue reading
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Cracked
Let God in when your heart breaks. Trust Him with your inner pain Ice cold blade In the centre of my heart A savage stabbing Ripping me apart A stagnant inner mass Has been congealing inside Poisoning my soul Causing me to die His tender love can finally Enter my cracked heart Sealing the ragged… Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust -
Haiku on Depression
Clings like a limpet Oozing black slime down my face One day it will end Continue reading
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The Invitation
I have done what I can Within the limits of my humanity I have kept on learning Kept striving to be free Now in this pit Of utter despair Please come down And meet me here It’s not about tomorrow Or when all things are put right It’s about this precious momentWhen I invite You… Continue reading
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Mistakes
A short poem on regret Bitter taste Burns Leaves a mark On the skin A chance to learn Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Regret, Trauma, Writing -
Pebble
In the darkness And the bitterness of tears In this tragic nightmare This fear of all fears I found a small stone A pebble, no less A shard of hope Given to me in this duress Every day I clasped it It began to grow And notched in its surface Little truths to me, it… Continue reading
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Dance Through The Fire
Inspired by song Dance Through the Fire by Life Anthem The fires of life Have been lit by my enemy He has been longing to see Me dance in agony And so I go in And I will dance But I will dance in worship Despite my circumstance I will praise in faith That… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 