Author Archives: Devin Hogg

Poem: Vocation

I find myselfStruggling to fitIn a vocationPurposeful and true.I am not a teacherPastor or administrator.I am a poetMystic and wandererA dreamer.Not easyTo be paidFor such things.I try to tell youThis is meBroken gutsAnxious mindDepressed heartAnd all.I live with itThe only other choiceIs to die.You want me to be normalTo fit inTo make money.Yet you failContinue reading “Poem: Vocation”

Poem: Goodbye Grey One

On the day you diedFell asleepAnd left your bodyIt rainedAll day longAnd all night.I thought this fittingAs my lifeWas suddenlyMuch emptierMuch darker.We knew this time was comingYou had a good long run.When you startedStruggling to breathMonths agoMy mind filledWith all the times shared:Memories made;Stories created;Sometimes frustrating;Sometimes frightening;Sometimes fun;Always filled with love.You were there for meWhenContinue reading “Poem: Goodbye Grey One”

Poem: When You Are Silent

Lately I’ve beenSeeking but not findingWondering what-ifAsking for guidanceNot hearing your voice.What should I doWhen my feelingsAre unclear?You remind meSubtlySoftlyThat when darknessFills the skyI can stillNavigate by stars.Trust in loveHope and faithTo guide my steps.Focus on walkingDown the path of love.KnowThat I will find you there.

Poem: Rub The Pain Away

In those timesWhen pain fills my being.When all seems darkWhen all hope seems lost.When I feelMost lonely.As I layAlone in my bedDemons filling my mind.There is one remedyTo give me chance to fight.As images fill my mindAs music fills my earsMy body comes alive.My loins burn with need.My manhood stiffensPulses and throb.sMy hands moveCaressing andContinue reading “Poem: Rub The Pain Away”

Poem: Hopeless Wandering

When I am lostIn the dark.No sky to seeNo light to guide.TrappedWith my demonsIn a lonely wood.What hope is thereTo be found?How can I findMy way throughTo meadows of peaceI know exist?In those timesOf hopeless wanderingWhen all paths seem closed.When all effortsSeem in vain.I look to my coreTo my feelingsHow the Spirit guides meHow IContinue reading “Poem: Hopeless Wandering”

Poem: Across The Divide

When minds are closed;When hearts are fullOf fear and hate;When ignoranceReigns supreme;How do you reach them?How do you openMinds and hearts?How do youTeach empathy?Instill compassion?“Please Lord,”I cry,“Give me the words to speakThe stories to tellTo spread love.Grant meOh LordThe strength to overcome.The patienceTo persevere.Help meMost of allTo hold onto hopeThat I can reach them.That allContinue reading “Poem: Across The Divide”

Poem: The Candle

I have a candleBurning inside of meSteady and smallBut true.Though the winds howl;Though the rain pours;Though the storm rages;And thoughAll the forces of darknessAims to blowMy candle out:My candle burns onHolding back the dark.I long for the dayWhen love will feed the flameTransform my small candleInto a blazing sun.

Poem: Times Of Pain

In the timesWhen bones grow wearyMuscles acheSoul, heart, and mindAre clouded by darkness.Entire beingFilled with pain.All you want to doIs cease to feel.Don’t give up!Hold on.Practice hopeFaith and love.Fight to live.In the dayFind work to do.Find ways to rest.Move your bodyUntil the Spirit fills you.At nightReach out to God.Stretch your legsRub the pain away.Then fallContinue reading “Poem: Times Of Pain”

Poem: When You Yearn To Die

When you feelThe darkness closing inCausing youTo yearn to die:Take a breathAnd another;Think of people you love.YesYou may feelYou do themMore harm than goodBut the fact you careIs no small thing.Remember alwaysBreath equals hopeA dead man has none.Know that things can changeWhen all seems lost.Find a reason to hold onAnd another.Keep fightingFor each next momentAndContinue reading “Poem: When You Yearn To Die”