Pain
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Thorns in Skin Haiku
A lament Thorns under the skin The wounds that cut the deepest Careless words from friends Continue reading
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Lamenting
When I write poetry, my desire is to find that small bit of hope in the darkness. On some days, for whatever reason, I can’t find that light. This poem reminds me that sorrow is not to be feared. We can’t lament forever but some days we need to accept the state we are in… Continue reading
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Apocalypse
I have seen the apocalypse I have seen the end I have seen the disaster That is just around the bend I saw my dreams Slowly shrivel away My blooming flowers of thought Succumbing to the decay I marked the loss A gravestone in my heart Attended the funerals Joined the casket march But in… Continue reading
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Division
This world is so brokenIts cracks run deepThere are great fault linesRunning through every country Bring your healing LordOvercome these dividesUnify us as oneMake us into one tribe When every race and every creedCan sing as oneOnly then will we reflect You, LordOnly then will we reflect love Continue reading
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Dawn & Dusk
Is the darkness ending Or is it just beginning? Is the gloom gathering Or is it dissipating? I hear a voice from the light And one from the dark One says to continue The other says to give up Which voice do I listen to? Which one do I trust? Is this the dawn? Or… Continue reading
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Dawn & Dusk Intro
I write poems of light and dark. From the darkness of my experience of depression to the light of my faith and hope in Jesus Christ. On some days, my poems feel like a brightening dawn. On others, like a deepening dusk. But always I hold on to the truth. That the light will overcome… Continue reading
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My Support
I am beaten but not broken Forgotten but not a nobody Beset by challenges But none have managed to stop me Jesus, You bring me to my feet Clothe me with Your mercy Your hand holds me Though I sway unsteadily Walk me step by step Don’t let go of my hand I will need… Continue reading
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Perspective
What seems like a loss now, God can use for good. I walked alone Lost in the night Candle fading And there was no other light The waves towered My belongings lost I clung to the mast And wept at the cost Now I walk in the night No longer alone God my guiding star… Continue reading
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I Will Keep On Writing
I will keep writing until they listen I will keep writing until someone hears I will keep pouring out my sorrows I will keep unpacking my fears The words won’t stop Until someone stops And pays attention The words won’t stop Until the doors are unlocked And someone enters I know of no other way… Continue reading
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I Burned and I Bled
I burned and I bled Was dipped in boiling water Imprisoned in damp cells My feet placed in mortar I felt the stark isolation Of a darkness ever-deepening I felt the force of water Of a tide never retreating I sang songs of woe To empty skies at night Scrawled words of agony In a… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 