Redemption
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Gems
Inside of me I hold precious gems My most treasured thoughts As fragile as flower stems I hide them in a chest And I wait to see If someone I meet Will value me Will they truly care? Will they value my voice? Will they cry at my sorrows And in my triumphs, rejoice? Or… Continue reading
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Dread
I am lifting a mountain Holding back the tide My back pressed against the door From a killer trying to take my life I am holding off his blade Inches from my heart On the brink of a waterfall With my ship breaking apart I see beneath the ground I stand To a bottomless pit… Continue reading
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Green Shoots
Green shoots So fragile Freedom’s growth So gradual Waves of pain Rush over my soul Tear up the shoots Stir up the soil But the roots will remain They are dug in deep They begin to regrow Inch by inch they creep Pain will come again But they always survive These roots are stubborn They… Continue reading
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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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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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Anchor Around My Neck
Anchor around my neck Will you lighten a little? Must you weigh me down? My joy always cripple? Can I get a few minutes To catch my breath? Because the harder I struggle The heavier you get When I try to straighten up You pull me down again You mock my efforts You laugh at… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 