Lament
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Frustration
A lament So many fears Of things I can’t control How can I fight A monster I do not know? I don’t know its weaknesses Where I can strike I am caught out by its tactics That overwhelm my mind I want to live a life Chasing after my dreams I fear being trapped in… Continue reading
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Struggling
A lament I am exhausted I am run down I fight every day To pick myself off the ground The duvet wraps around me In an iron grip My legs are weak and trembling My mind can barely think Every day I dig deeper Into reserves I didn’t know I had Every day I find… Continue reading
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Hope’s Star
A lament Into darkness I fell Lost sight of all light Pierced by agony By the depression of my plight I held a star in my hand Its heat burned me But if I let it go No other light will I see O tempestuous storms Hear my cry Tell your waves to calm Do… Continue reading
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Hidden Stories
A lament Deeply frustrated Seared with pain Burdened with purpose But tied up in chains I have worlds in my mind Characters wander around Their clanging voices In my dreams sound Their epic stories Clutter my thoughts I see their pain and agonies See the battles they have fought I need to let them out… Continue reading
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Mood Drop
A lament Why does my mood drop Like a stone in a lake? Like a dead bird from the sky Like a beast bitten by a snake? Why does my mood drop Like a foolish climber off a cliff? Like an elevator gone rogue That is descending too quick? There is a gravitational force Working… Continue reading
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Dark Cloud
A lament I feel it looming Even as I write A dark, nebulous cloud With eyes so bright It’s an anchor around the neck A rope around my foot It clings to me like mould Pierces my flesh like a hook Every waking second It is always there Even in my dreams Sometimes it appears… Continue reading
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What It Feels Like
A lament Ennui A creeping mould Spreading over my brain Until it takes hold It paralyses my limbs Weakens my will Punctures my passion And yet it advances still It drains my drive Consuming my joy Tears down my confidence My self-esteem it destroys Colour drains from the world around me Food melts into bland… Continue reading
Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Lament, Pain, Poetry, Writing -
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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Anticipation of Pain
A lament I know what awaits me The pain, the fear I know the struggle What it takes to get through here Don’t make me pretend Force me to smile I dread this more than anything Even if it is worthwhile I will swallow the pill And tolerate its taste I will brace myself for… Continue reading
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Will Things Change?
A lament Deep agony in my bones Must I live with this forever? Or will the ties to this condition Once and for all, be severed? Must I always have to push past The pain in my soul? Will I ever know what it feels like To be made healed and whole? Will I always… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 