Redemption
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Heart Well
In my heart I have a deep well of emotions A plunging chasm Connecting to an underground ocean Storms boil up In these fearsome waters Surging currents Erupt onto the surface For below them Is a volcano of pain Spewing out hot lava Again and again I feel this beating Crashing against the walls of Continue reading
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I Have Suffered
I have suffered I have hurt Been tortured unfairly By shame, been burnt I have been shrouded By the darkness of depression Have felt the ice-cold winds Of loneliness and isolation I have heard the whisperings Felt the spider legs creep Of fear and anxiety On my back, just out of reach I know what Continue reading
Anxiety, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Believing Again
I can’t see the end To this relentless climb I am not sure if I will ever See the morning sun rise I have fought fearsome foes In abandoned castles of dark I have heard misery’s whispers In the centre of my heart I have crossed bleak landscapes Where my blood turned ice cold I Continue reading
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Hope is a Home
Hope is a home Not a hotel An impenetrable castle A magnificent citadel It is not a train In which you hop in and out It is an exploration ship Crossing an ocean of doubt It doesn’t always feel secure It has peaks and troughs But it is a place to shelter in When the Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, Fear, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Writing -
Passenger
I have been a passenger In my own mind Feeling my way to freedom As if I were blind My mind was too clouded To get any perspective Concentration eluded me I couldn’t be reflective I had to operate on instinct Trust what He put in me Focus on taking one more step And hope Continue reading
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Hacker
Depression is a hacker Cracking into my brain Wiring in hopelessness Inserting it into my blockchain It blinds my eyes To any chink of hope And deletes any data That might help me cope It floods my system With pulses of dark emotions Drowning out any thought That might offer a solution It weaves a Continue reading
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A Golden Day
A golden day In a sea of black When the light seeps out Through a little crack A day when I feel like I am floating on clouds And those stormy rain ones Are nowhere to be found When the only weight on my head Is that of a crown And my weeping heart For Continue reading
Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing -
Wounded Soul
I have a wounded soul A vulnerable place within Where my emotions are exposed Where pain has torn my skin Spiteful words Strike so much deeper Infestations of shame enter A torrent of evil creatures My rational mind Can bat the words away But my emotions scream No matter what I say It was then Continue reading
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It All Feels The Same
Pain if you lose Pain if you win Pain when you do right Pain when you sin Pain when you fall Pain when you rise Pain during the day Pain during the night Pain when you progress Pain when you recede Pain when you despair Pain when you dream Pain if you give up Pain Continue reading
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Why Me?
Why me? Why now? Why so long? Do I lack power? Do I lack resilience? Do I need to be tougher? Why is it me That always has to suffer? Why these dark feelings Around every corner? Why has life conspired To make each day harder? Why these dark days? Why does the sun hide? Continue reading
Anger, Bitterness, Christ, Christian Poetry, Depression, Emotions, God, Healing, Hope, Pain, Poetry, Redemption, Trauma, Trust, Writing
Dawn & Dusk 