Devin Hogg

Poem: Struggle To Rise

I struggle to rise To throw off the covers Boldly face the world Fear keeps me abed It saps my strength Clouds my mind Paralyzes my body The burden is too much I am compelled to sink Back into the dark Morning after morning I fight to wake Each time I succumb to fear IContinue reading “Poem: Struggle To Rise”

Poem: Keeping Me Humble

My chest is red Swollen with dangerous pride That blinds me when Vision is most desired I must admit I take steps To poke holes in my ego Every now and then A balance must be struck Lest despair take advantage In the end Keeping me humble Is how I’d rather be

Poem: The Call of God

From earliest days I can remember Her pressure on my soul Guiding me Leading me Down the path less traveled Even when I questioned Her much In a time of great darkness I finally answered Her call I swore to follow Her ways fore’ermore Her light came flooding into me Cleared away the dark HerContinue reading “Poem: The Call of God”

Poem: Listen To Your Heart

Sitting on a bench Head in my hands I cry out to God “Why have you forsaken me Let me down In time of most need?” And God answers me “Child, I am here You are lost Looking for something You cannot find Listen to your heart” Now years later I say to the lostContinue reading “Poem: Listen To Your Heart”

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)”