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Poem: Simple Pleasures

So many menCrave adventureSeek thrillsSink their moneyInto adrenaline-rushing hobbies.Seeking virtual escapeEmpty powerHigh speedEmpty pleasure.I am a manOf simple pleasures.Give me a good bookTV show or movie.I’ll enjoy simple foodAnd simple drink.I’ll love long walksAlone in my mindUnder a starry sky.Nothing is betterThan time spentWith friends and family.Or getting lostIn simple mastery ofMy own body.I amContinue reading “Poem: Simple Pleasures”

Poem: The Best

I am notThe best at anything.Not swimming or runningSkiing or Tai Chi.I am notTop of my fieldNor top of my class.I am no expertNo guru.God knowsMost daysI struggle to surviveLet alone live.Yet I have a missionA God given purposeTo keep on walkingTo keep on strivingKeep on breathing.Show the worldThrough constant struggleThe meaning of persistence.I mayContinue reading “Poem: The Best”

Poem: To Show Or Not To Show

“Still your voice”They say to me.“Don’t shareDon’t trustDon’t risk.Hide the darknessOr lose hope of loveFriends and familyAll you hold dear.”I ponder and reflectPray and wrestleIn the endMy answer remains the same.“I believe inHonesty and openness.A burden sharedIs far less weight.Revealing my strugglesTakes strength untold.A risk?YesVulnerability is riskyRisk I gladly take.If darkness scares awayAll hope ofContinue reading “Poem: To Show Or Not To Show”

Poem: 26th Birthday Poem

Another yearHas come and gone.I seeHow far I have to go.Wrestling with lonelinessDancing with the dark.Searching for the right fitIn workIn communityIn love.I seeHow far I have come.Friends and familyLoving and supportive.Knowledge of selfGrowing ever deeper.Capabilities and skillsEver expanding.Holy SpiritGuiding and strengthening.I give thanksFor thisAnd so much more.Hope aboundsAs 26 begins.

Poem: Dance With The Dark

“Slay the dragon”They say to me“Push on through”“Change your thoughts”.I want to rage;I want to scream;I want to laugh;I want to cry.How do I explain?Every darkness is unique.MineYou cannot outthinkIt poisons every thoughtErodes every defenseSlips throughThe smallest crack.You cannot overpowerIt only grows stronger.Brute strengthIs of the dark anyway.The only thingThat works againstDarkness mineIs to embraceContinue reading “Poem: Dance With The Dark”

Poem: Walk With The Dark

I was walking down the pathHeard the bushes rustle .I frozeHeart pounding with fear .I cried out,“Who’s there?”Out stepped the DarknessLooked just like meOr Shadow meClothed all in blackEyes glowing malevolently.“It’s just me,”It said,“Walk with me a while?”“Sure”I said.And on we went .“You could be so much strongerYou could be so much moreIf you hurtContinue reading “Poem: Walk With The Dark”

Poem: Gift Of Voice

The voiceA great and powerful toolFor good or for ill.Use itTo build up;To share;To bridge;To reach;To restore;To heal.Do not use itTo tear down;To break apart;To sow despair;To spread fear;To provoke anger.When I was youngI feared to speakSo afraidI wet my pants.As I grew olderI learned to speakMy first great fearTo be overcome.Over the yearsI’ve learnedContinue reading “Poem: Gift Of Voice”

Poem: Change Coming

I canFeel it in the wind.I canRead it in the stars.Change is comingCourse is shifting.I amStepping outOf comfortOf safety.Spreading my wingsNewly strengthened.The futureIs an unknown darkI am filled with fear.Yet I have learnedGod is there.In darkness and in lightIn fear and in hopeHer spirit goes with me.TogetherWe will find the way.

Poem: Why I Share

I learned long agoHow to stand alone.My identityMy feelingsMy strengthActed as shield.SlowlyI learned to shareOpenly and freelyAll of mePublicly.I share my darkest secretsMy struggles and my pain.My anxiety and my depressionMy DCD and NVLDMy autism.I share the times I’m wrongI share the times I’m rightI share the times I triedFailed and learned.I share my strengthsIContinue reading “Poem: Why I Share”