Devin Hogg

Poem: Cleanse Me Of My Sins

Cleanse me of my sins My lust, my fear, my anger Dark pride Trouble me no more Bitter jealousy Blind me not Leave me be, o Satan For God has called me Into the house of the Lord Cleanse me of my sins Grant me your forgiveness Give to me your strength A light aboveContinue reading “Poem: Cleanse Me Of My Sins”

Poem: Taoist Tai Chi

It starts slow A mere hint of movement A mere tingle of energy A mere taste of what is to come Slowly it increases As I begin to move Building and growing Until the energy is rushing through me Like white water flows My mind grows blank My body feels pain My heart pulses likeContinue reading “Poem: Taoist Tai Chi”

Poem: True Love

True love is not selfish It is not a competition A battle for favors Where all battles all True love does not smother Choke and stifle With constant attention True love is selfless It is about being there when needed Stepping back when required Yet remaining ready to answer the call It is about trustContinue reading “Poem: True Love”

Poem: So Much To Say

There is so much I want to say To share with you And you alone I want to bare my heart In full to you I want to wrap you In a warm embrace Hear your deepest thoughts Feel your sweet love Turned on me Yet I find myself constrained To hold myself back ToContinue reading “Poem: So Much To Say”

Poem: Not The One

I am not the one for you Though I yearn to be I feel your pain And love your joy I wish that I could be your love But I can only be The man I am And while that man is good He is not great So I am not the one for you.

Poem: Goodbye Dragonlady (A Tribute To Anne McCaffrey)

Oh Dragonlady I mourn your passing Oh Dragonlady I rejoice your gift to me You gave me light In the darkest of times You helped me grow From boy to man You showed me More than any other How to become Who I wanted to be Your legacy will guide me As long as IContinue reading “Poem: Goodbye Dragonlady (A Tribute To Anne McCaffrey)”

Poem: The Vow

Beaten Battered Bruised Weary of mind and body I have gone And I have returned It is a time to heal Gathering my courage I play the only card I have left Take the only chance I can see I vow to follow Her ways I extend an open hand She wraps me in HerContinue reading “Poem: The Vow”

Poem: I Swim

I face the swim Bare flesh exposed I jump And fall Bubbles boil around me My worries fall away I swim I swim I swim I swim until my muscles burn I swim until my skin grows soft I swim until The water and I are one I am filled with serenity I feel aContinue reading “Poem: I Swim”

Poem: How Far I’ve Come

I have come so far From the dark days of youth Survived the pain and loss Joy and love That defined my adolescence I have matured Into a man worthy of respect A far cry from the uncertain child I once was I have been guided through my years By feelings that cannot be ignoredContinue reading “Poem: How Far I’ve Come”

Poem: Seeing What Could Be

I strive To see past the surface guide I endeavor To see what you could be Most often I see Good heart Good mind The potential to be So much more than you are I do my best To help you see The person you could be I do my best To guide you inContinue reading “Poem: Seeing What Could Be”