I read the newsAgain today.Frustration filled meRighteous anger.I plead my heart outTo the LordWho gave to meThese words of comfort:“Beware to thoseWho seek to ruleThrough fear and hate.These are poorMethods to employControl they grantIn time quite shortYet an unstable baseThey are.Do not be surprisedWhen the houseBuilt on fear and hateCrumbles in the storm.Beware to thoseWhoContinue reading “Poem: Beware”
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Poem: Who I Need You To Be
I walk through the nightBrokenBatteredBruised.OverwhelmedWith griefAnd despair.FeelingOh so alone.I cry outFrom the depths of my soul,“LordHow long must IKeep carrying this burden?What is the pointOf all this pain?Isn’t it clearI will never beWho I alwaysHoped I could become?Would it not be betterFor me to fade awayIn my night’s sleepFreeing those I loveFrom the burden ofContinue reading “Poem: Who I Need You To Be”
Poem: Changing Seasons
Winter has endedFirst hints of spring begun.As the seasons changeSo tooDoes my time and purpose.Old hopes and dreams lay deadFriends and family lostOld certaintiesNo longer certain.My heartWalled offBy despair and fear.Yet the SpiritShe stays with meGuiding my stepsOffering Her strength.I make new choicesLay down old burdensPursue new purposeWalk new roadsWork for the dayWhen love fillsContinue reading “Poem: Changing Seasons”
Poem: Voices Crying Out
Everywhere I goI hear the voices crying out:Voices of women;Voices of children;Voices of many sexualities;Voices of all races;Voices of all cultures;Voices of the lost;Voices on the margins.They cry out for justice;They cry out for hope;They cry out for love.Some hear themAnd turn awayOr tell themTo deal with itOn their own.Some don’t hear the voicesAt all.IContinue reading “Poem: Voices Crying Out”
Poem: Dark Days
My days and nightsAre dark of late.StormyFull of painFearAnd despair .Anticipating griefMourning loves onesFar too often.Struggling to liveIn a houseThat is definitely notA home for me.Feeling so aloneWanting to loveStruggling to holdTo hope until it come.sBearing the pressureOf leadershipOf workAnd wonderingHow much longerUntil something gives.Easy to focusOn all this darknessTo give upTo give in.Yet IContinue reading “Poem: Dark Days”
Poem: Learning To Love My Body
I came into the worldSmall and afraid.Had to take meForciblyFrom my mother’s womb.I am toldI was beautifulThough I cried a lotStruggled to sleep.Slow to talkSlow to walk.As I grewLearned not to trustMy own body.Grew to hate itDespise itWish it were differentSee it only as weakness.Had only a slight inklingOf the goodThe potentialIn my body.ThenSlowly butContinue reading “Poem: Learning To Love My Body”
Poem: Walking In The Dark
I amWalking in the dark.In early daysI could not seeCould not hear.Thought I was aloneI stumbledI fellI criedIn terrorAnd pain.But thenI feltAn inner nudge.“Go this way”It seemed to say.So I took a stepThen another.As the years went onDistractions grewStorms ragedPaths diverged.I found friendsCompanions in the darkLearned more and moreTo trust the inner nudge.Learned to callContinue reading “Poem: Walking In The Dark”
Poem: Don’t Want To Love Again
SomethingHas tipped the scales.Hope is dyingFlames going out.I amBuilding walls around my heartBlocking inArmouring up.I carryToo much pain.Can’t takeMuch more of this.I have pleadedI have waitedFor this lonelinessTo end.For someoneTo take meIn her armsRemind meOf life and light.There isNo end in sight.I don’t wantTo love again.YetEven as I build the wallsI find myself knocking themContinue reading “Poem: Don’t Want To Love Again”
Poem: Lonely For The Holidays
Night grows darkerWorld grows colder.Winter winds blowHolidays approach.Everywhere I lookI seeCouples embracingHearts warm together .Love bloomsPeople lean intoThe comfortOf another’s embrace.People kissBeneath the hanging mistletoe.Families gatherTo celebrate their children:Their accomplishments;Their progress;Their partners.How very painful it isTo be the black sheepThe marked man.No jobDeep in debt.No romanceNo love.Many are merryFor the holidaysLoving and full.I am alwaysContinue reading “Poem: Lonely For The Holidays”
Poem: Of Grief And Love
Death is following meNipping at my heels.All the past yearLosing friendsLosing family.More I fearStill to lose.My mind is trappedWeighed down by griefReplaying memoriesIn constant loop.Wonder ifAllowing a kissWould have changed an outcome.No.I made the choiceI had to makeAt that stageIn my life’s journey.As nights lengthenCold winds blowAnxiety and depressionGrow ever worse.Finances tightLong fight aheadLoneliness growsStrongerContinue reading “Poem: Of Grief And Love”
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