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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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I Want to Win
I don’t want to Use my pain As a shield From necessary change I want to grow I want to win I want my story To have a victorious end The child in me Does need comfort I will always be there To ensure he is covered But I am An adult now And it’s… Continue reading
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Running
I have been running My whole life From a darkness Loitering in my mind My striving for success Was out of fear A negotiation tactic To show it needn’t be here If I stopped My lamps would go out And from its fortress The darkness would sprout I would scramble desperately Hunting for a candle… Continue reading
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Pedestal
Take me down From your pedestal Let me be normal Let me be a fool Let me joke Let me laugh Make funny faces Do a silly dance I am not a saint With a halo on my head I am a joker, a jester A confidant, a friend Take me out Of this straitjacket… Continue reading
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Inversion (Part 3 of 3)
A lament Twirling snowflakesBrand me with burnsTeachers eraseThe knowledge I’ve learned Scented flowersMake me cough up bloodCrystal clear raindropsLather me in mud Desert sands turnMy skin to mushGushing riversLeave behind fields of dust An inverted worldSets its mightTries to stop my journeyTo the other side Continue reading
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Bag of Sorrows
A lament I carry a bag Of sorrows around I was told to not Let it touch the ground For if I did Others may see in And they might see My intense suffering No, there is a rule That must be obeyed I must suffer alone There is no other way Because my sorrow… Continue reading
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Inversion (Part 2 of 3)
A lament Trees suck the breathOut of my lungsGraceful musicCracks my ear drums Citrus fruit soursAnd blackens my tongueBird beaks openAnd suck in my songs Surging flood watersChange soil to sandA wisp of a featherShatters my hand An inverted worldSets its mightTo stop my journeyTo the other side Final part is published on 4th September… Continue reading
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Black Binbag
I saw the disdain In their eyes Their secret contempt As for help, I cried They shook me off Like a damp rag And left me to rot In a black bin bag It was in this decay And in this filth That an important truth Was slowly built That my true value For which… Continue reading
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Ink Monster
I let the ink monster Out of my heart Its form is of dark sorrow Its visage marred Its eight legs sprawl As it uncoils itself And it sneaks across the page With astonishing stealth It leaves a trail Of writhing black ink A kind of pathway That will help me think And as it… Continue reading
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Inversion (Part 1 of 3)
A lament I see cold stars In dark skies Their blue light No warmth provides A black sun rises Radiant dark Light flees into cracks Night is about to start Blue flames lock me Into a pillar of ice Water shoots upwards The ground by clouds dried An inverted worldSets its mightTo stop my journeyTo… Continue reading
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Echoes
Why did the people Trying to help me Sound like the voices Depression sent me? I went to them To be released But they tightened the straps And added a leash The condemnation, the shame The endless berating Why did they echo My internal narration? They thought I was weak And they did not hide… Continue reading
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