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God loves you
Jesus did not just die on the cross for sins; he gave his life so we may live in his righteous blood.
God loves you
Jesus did not just die on the cross for sins; he gave his life so we may live in his righteous blood.
The word of God conveys in Jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you
and before you were born, I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations"
My sins
Are so great,
They pile up
And reach
The highest of
The heavens
It's only a
Matter of time
Before God
Shows up in
The form of
A cloud, and
God is a poet,And I, His masterpieceCarefully crafted, beautifully made,Shaped in His image,A reflection of perfection, excellence and supremacy. From the depths of silence, He spoke,His words the brushstrokes of eternity,With verses, He painted s
I am the Lords sinner
Griever of what I could be.
Afraid of the male gaze,
Forgive me, for I reach for Mother Mary.
The untouched and forever pure
I hear it
it's calling on me
i feel it
it's been telling on me
how loving
the Father's been
as to us all
His son He gave
God is there for us and he'll never forsake us.He will be there until the days that he takes us.He'll continue to be there for us when we're in Heaven.He sent his only begotten son to save men and women.
In God’s hands I am a voice to speak
of all the wondrous things
that he has put here for the joy
that life occasionally brings.
And as I write he guides my hand
to make his presence known
Words Loaded Like Weapons
Freedom is not found
Freedom from the binds
of one cast aside
whether god or government
quickly replaced by the other
Government for your life here
IS THIS NOT HOW THINE’S CHOIR WILL SING
WHEN THEY ASCEND FROM THE HEAVENS?!
WHEN THINE BLEEDING EYES ROT
AT THE SIGHT OF SUCH HOLY LIGHT
Wisdom Speaks Life lessons and endless lanes.Many speak but do not reallyknow my name.The arches in the clouds.The sun and the rain. The snow that coversthe mountain tops.The fog and wind blowingin the sugar canes.Sometimes a smile ora frown. The
Grateful and Thankful My thoughts wandergazing at the moon.Memories repeat themselves in my head.Have though lived a fulfilling life?Have you counted your blessings today?Have you thanked God on the way?I apologized for being such a procrastinator
I was swept away, into an unknown place.
As I floated alone, I held a certain feeling.
One without a meaning, but gave sudden healing.
No longer clouded by worry or shame,
I was swept away, into an unknown place.
As I floated alone, I held a certain feeling.
One without a meaning, but gave sudden healing.
No longer clouded by worry or shame,
Just when I thought all hope was gone,you gave me the strength to carry on
As I walk into the land, our salvation is in your hands.
When I opened my heart to you, your love it has guided me through
1)The living shall worship 🛐 thy Lord as the Angels adore Him on the throne.
2)Off their faces with their golden crowns 👑+ bowing down.
The living shall worship 🛐 thy Lord as the Angels adore Him on the throne. Off their faces with their golden crowns 👑+ bowing down. Their songs is hallelujah, 🙌 glory, giving holiness, admiring the everlasting living being.
PSALM TWENTY SEVENTH OF CLOUDNINE. TO THE GLORIFICATION OF THE FATHER IN HEAVEN.
GHETTO GOSPLE.
You aren't born to please anyone, neither accepted by everybody.
But your purpose is to make sure you live good making better thangs, making thangs better.
Why do people don't like me?
Why all of them hate me?
Why they don't love me?
And nobody else who can't understand me.
Im just a simple girl who tried to be happy
The Maafa - The Great Tragedy - The African Holocaust
Culture, name, religion, and many lives lost
Sailing West from the Gulf of Guinea through the Atlantic Ocean
You think you know it all because you're a scientist.You make me angry when you say God doesn't exist.You believe there is no God and you say that it's a scientific fact.
Am too low, to discuss the hidden, the most high creator, too big to be explained, the owner of the sea and of the universe, his power beyond my understanding.
When it comes to being thankful this Thanksgiving, I'm thankful to have The Lord.When it comes to God being a part of our lives, there is no greater reward.God is our creator and he helps people every day.
Too many think that they are GodToo many think that they know GodToo many think that they see GodToo many talk like they know GodToo many sinsToo many SatansToo many prosecutors
All of my heroes were housewives
Smoke a cigarette and pour me some wine
Pop me a pill and I'll start to unwind
When I had a car accident several years ago, I had quite the scare.My brakes went out and I crashed and I'm confined to a wheelchair.I'll never walk again, I'll be in this wheelchair for the rest of my life.
this world and galaxies
the storm and gloomies
witch and ghosts
hot or froze
any nightmare passess by
or you hear pain cry
the creator of this existence
he will you from any tense
Magnificent joy fills my soul
I am whole
Like Earth’s bowl
In deserts of my hope, I find perfect glow
Our brutish bullets' babble
Battered this cathedral,
Corroded ancient heavens
That dawned in its arching dome,
Crumbled blue-veined marble,
Shattered angels' sorrow,
As gods began to groan.
There is a God
And I know damn well because it keeps screwing me over and over.
There is a God
That keeps fucking my life up,
I never gave it my consent.
There is a wall,
It keeps me from going forward.
Guide me now my gentle Father,
Hold me in Your clasping wings.
Please fastly keep me,
Hidden deeply,
Deep beneath Your folding wings.
Damn
Those white people, eh?
With their saviour complexes
Help us, we say
Rebuild our town after an earthquake
Here, they say
as they pass us their gospel
with a single bag of rice
wrestling with evilwear complete suit of armor~ conquer with courage.rescued from onslaughtlies and misinformation~ loins girded with truth.safeguarding our heartsresisting the evil day
God has sent the Angels near
closest to the one that fears
even though you are alone
resting due to casted stones
a light nearby will slowly heal
your broken soul, so well concealed
while traveling abroad
within the confounds of your mind
you will discover the passages
entering through those
the gods and goddesses
have granted access
throughout your mindful jog
Let God be
praised and let
Himself praise Himself.
Let His people
joyfully praise Him,
and let the whole
world and its hosts
and the firmament
and its bodies
laud Him praises,
O mother of nightingales
O constellation curator
She who sweetly sings the sunset
Kiss beneath that good moon night
That dark pale night light
Clasp your hands on my life
The waning of my soul
by Debi Lyn Tue, April 27, 2021 @ 11 am
As a mere little human, I am hopelessly flawed.
As a redeemed individual, a child of the Most High God!
Being a human being is to love everyone
Don’t get confused about being a Christian
Who is to be a Super Being, a great Human
Do you feel me
I feel you
Do you hear me
I hear you
Do you see me
I see you
-life-
I see you
Do you see me
I hear you
Do you feel me
I feel you
Do you hear me
I hear you
Do you see me
I see you
-life-
I see you
Do you see me
Why
are
you
looking for love oh soul;Is it not enough that God gave it all?
His Love that is pure, true and great
What are you waiting?
accept God and taste
You are my life's Restorer
who gives me hope, always there
outward and within I feel
Your love tells me, "be still."
In times of trouble, I'm clam
knowing You hold me in Your palm
Oh to be like Echo,
Always calling out but never heard.
To be like Midas,
Always reaching out but never touched.
To be like Medusa,
(This poem takes place in the year 1800)
You call yourself a Christian who has been saved.
But you're not a Christian because you have slaves.
In the past I felt like I had nothing left to fight for. It wasn’t enough. I held on to the numbing‘s and told myself you can stop when you find that one thing that will call you back to reality like before.
Love
what would we do without it
God
What would we do without Him
Family
What will we do without you
Colors
Mine is blue
My life is full
because what I have
Came in gifts of 2
A double gift
My God gave me
To make my dreams come true
My God is great
He blessed my life
One evening in July
I'm having one of those days
Where every insult I can tell myself
Is rolling around in my head
I'm not smart enough
I'm not capable
Imagine growing up feeling broken
Broken like a clock stuck at night
Afraid of words that you’ve spoken
Or fearful of those that you might
Imagine stealing a glimpse at redemption
Your heart is wide open
For me to come in
To cuddle
And to talk
Till the day ends
You wait
You love
Exhilaration, jubilation, euphoria are the words of the day. Starring up at a precipice, then the rocky out-cropping’s, one, then two, the beauty overtakes me, I had to briefly turn away.
The third and last poem in my final project assigned under the ELA 12 poetry unit.
Dated 10/22/2019
*BELIEVING*
_Stick unto God and believe in yourself. *It'd be bright after the dark.* There most be a black *time dark starry night before an open heaven* of a brighter sunny day._
These feelings consume my bones, as a distant depression arose, those feelings of freedom and destiny are dethroned. I would not have been happy, but would I have meaning?
Unable to find the term: Christian witch
a contridiction
story of my life
I am both
and for beleving in my God I feel other witches have a harrd time teaching me
Bathed in my warm light
Leaching out degrees, last thing I heard
Was you calling goodbye in flight
Leaving just your memory, dim and blurred
Tested and tried and discouraged, I dried my cheeks with my head hanging low.
I manifested a truth, blessed with courage, i died in defeat, then my corpse began to grow.
You created me to be
The one and only me
For all my faults and sins
You've taught me love always wins
For sad nights and glory days
You have always guided me and shown me the way
When we see each other life means so much more.. When we hug our souls intertwine as one. When we kiss our spirits are made whole.. When our laughter echoes through the air, all of heaven rejoices.
When we see each other life means so much more.. When we hug our souls intertwine as one. When we kiss our spirits will be made whole.. When our laughter echoes through the air all of heaven will rejoice.
My heart belongs to someone (God)
And my soul has special one (holy Spirit)
I'm totally taken by God our Jesus
And I'm not available for Satan the Judas
Let me tell you something disgusting.
I’m still in love with you,
I don’t want to be, I don’t mean to.
Life is defined many ways
No two scientist ever agree
Though new life is discovered every day
Dear God by: Luis V
Dear God where have you been
Dear God where were you when I needed you
Dear God where were you when I was being bullied from pre-k to 10th grade
I used to think that I was alone
I used to think that the ground would crumble beneath me
God, I would hear
I didn't think that he cared
I didn't know he was hear
God, I would here
Let
trumpeting
elephants 🐘 🐘
praise God.
And let
roaring
lions 🦁 🦁
exalt God.
Let
mowing
cows 🐮 🐮
praise God.
And
let
barking
dogs 🐶 🐶
PSALM TWENTY AND ONE
OF PRAISE TO MAGNIFY
THY LORD GOD,
JEHOVAH ORI.
1)I'll adore thy
Lord with my
whole heart ♥
and I will sing
His praise in
His sanctuary.
The best ultimate religion I ever learnt of is " Good Deed"
No
matter how religious one is without a good good all in vain.
Oh Lord
mine God
locate me with an immense mercy that'll shake the world. That thy
name be excellently praised 2ru me. Send unto your servant
mercy and let thy light shine upon thy servant to the glorification
I wish I be a winner, for I've came a long way & still I got so far to go being a racer.
Ride all day I think I lost my way. But love on my mind ain't a player.
There’s so much I do on your behalf.
Restrain myself.
Degrade myself.
I keep myself in check.
Keep myself down and lowly,
In the begining there wasnt a single living saol-
exsept God
God wanted light
God wanted the "hevans"
Oh, God wanted the earth and sea,
So he made it.
With no dout it was good and butyfull
God created world but wasn't very happy for what he saw
Thought how could He make it better and more interesting
He wasn't sure what He needs to do and pondered for long
I'm feeling anxious
and I can't stop. it comes in waves
that crash over me
and pull me in the
riptide. I can barely surface
to breathe. I can feel the oxygen
slowly leaking out
Gospel Music is fantatic music because it praises God.When it comes to Gospel Music, it's something to applaud.Anything is good if it praises the Lord.When it comes to God, he should be adored.
Please god make it stop;
All the hurting, the lying, the running.
Please god make it stop;
All the misery, the pain, the crying.
How many more days can I go on?
Please god make it stop;
Do you want to know what it's like to be painless?
Could you imagine a way to live shameless?
I thought I knew a way,
But all I'd done is invited a demon out to play.
Sit down; let's play a game.
Sleep sound; the monster's been tamed.
Still loud; the voices scream:
"Let me out; you know you're just a fiend."
"Slow down; I don't wanna play.
There's this place deep in the recesses of my mind.
A place where the scared little child ran away to hide.
At such a young age he had given up hope,
Went into this attic and tied up the rope.
i was raised to believe that God is in church
lately I think that is the last place he would be
I am always in the room with you.
Regard the mirror angled on the shelf for you to look in and see me.
I write words on the mirror-
you will see them if you know me and I know you.
I am always in the room with you.
Regard the mirror angled on the shelf for you to look in and see me.
I write words on the mirror-
you will see them if you know me and I know you.
All of Earth's mothers
are Earth
and are Earth as seed.
The rest of us
are Earth flowers and
Earth evolving.
I wasn’t there in the Garden
Didn’t see when He died for my pardon
Wasn’t there when he sweated drops of blood
Oh how His heart must have been tugged
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I didn't see the disciples dismay
The Lord God is my refuge
Protects me from sins deluge
Offers me His protection
From attacks in any direction
**********************
The Lord GOD is my Fortress
Loved me even when I felt worthless
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The first funeral i attended
There wasn’t too much i understood about death
Relationships that were broken
Now mended
With shared sadness
Did we design the seed?
The little grain of Hope.
Did we comand to grow?
The little sprout of Faith.
Did we create the Light?
The ray that makes it grow.
Did we command the rains?
What will it look like?
What will it be like?
When my world turns out like you planned
When will I get there?
Feels like I’m nowhere
My dreams are like dust in my hand
- Stanza 1: Son
Hello?
Who are you?
You are me.
But I'm not.
I mean I'm what their I's want me to be.
I am who they are.
And they are who I am.
But now I look at the I AM,
I'm grasping. Clenching.
My fists in sorrow.
As I keep loosing this sand through my fingers.
It cuts into my hand,
As I squeeze it even harder.
But as I do, I loose even more and my heart drops.
Dear God:
Why was I born with a heart condition?
Why did you let my parents’ divorce when I was at the ripe age of two?
Why did you allow me to trust so much that I was easily misled as a child?
Here it goes
My name has been called
No, not by my pessimistic professors,
Not by my mother’s irritation.
It’s being called by a higher being
You see, I am but a small piece
They say to be whole, you need to have faith.
To truly find God,you need to find grace.
What they forget to share, in your crusade to pass,is that the road to heaven is paved.
With broken glass.
That pain that I felt in my chest yesterday
is in my gut today
And I don't know if it's the heartbreak
moving through my veins into other parts of me
or if it happens to be the alcohol
I begged you for forgiveness
But you sat on your throne a laughed
I know you gave me my time with him like I asked you too
You gave me his love so you could watch me
As you took it all away from me forever
High up in the mountains
on a clear, starry night,
far behind me is the gleaming
of the city's harsh light.
Before me lies a valley
clothed in fog's misty shroud.
These mountains don't know
To some people you are a threat. Much like the color jet black. When paired with the perfect flawless color white, the applause is never ending.
With the recent loss of my mom and dad, I can’t help to think how each of my sisters and brother are dealing in their own way with the loss.
What, shall I fear the veiled unknown?
To die and pass the mortal shroud
They say ascencion through the cloud
Will whisk me to the Gloried Throne,
But what awaits? No tongue has told
Its not safe out there.
For you or me.
Its not safe out there. In the streets.
People feeding their addiction. Others beg to be something..
That they are not.
Your glory reigns forever! You and Your words echo! You, Your Son, and Your Holy Spirit all move through me, in me, and around me! You did it Yourself! To share and show Your ultimate love! Thank You, God! You are life! You are eternal!
God will only find you in death,
Your life won't matter to him.
The help that you expect
Is shortcoming with every breath.
I had a dream nothing mattered,
Time just plays with us
Mother, queen, ancient one. She who gave birth to the son. Draped with the sky and a crown of stars upon your head. Your love and light chase away pain and dread. You lay beside me on my bed.
The taste of wine reminds me of a man who died to redeem me thousands of years ago.
I have never met him.
He doesn't know me.
Back up, take this cracker from between my lips,
I don't need you to save me.
So What Does LOVE REALLY Mean To You .... ???
Your Lovers' Touch Or The Things They DO .... ???
That Make You FEEL Your Love Is REAL ... ?!?
People can be the ones who inspire
Others, but that would, of course, require
A certain, overwhelming, perfect desire
To put helping others above yourself.
That would be the simple reason
Inspirations comes in many forms
Whether it’s a unexpected quote
Or a small little anecdote
Whether it’s from someone that inspires
Or sadly conspires
I trace the bark of every tree,And feel the life in every leaf.I eat foods of abundant flavor,And taste fruits of wondrous savor. My sight is sharper than a hawk,
Commonplace
themes
though not necessarily
cliche
they've held their
significance
through time...
For the artist,
creative minds,
these are old standards,
reliable touchstones
Got your hand stuck in the vending machine because you wont let go When I come at you with a hacksaw you say OH GOD NO It's for your own good Would you like to scream about your hand or the fire? I can clearly see your answer is no And I'm
I kickstarted your heart, Benz.
Pushed your fetal blood in the right direction,
connected your neurons.
The foam in your infant lungs,
I turned that into oxygen.
I want to praise you
For all you’ve done.
The actions you’ve taken
To become who’ve you’ve become.
Everyday
You take a path unknown,
Merciful one,
Hear my cries,
May I find favor in thine eyes.
May none of my words
I say be in vain,
And may I, one day, find that quoin.
I have set the stars in place so that your eyes may see wonder and the moon so that you may hold my beauty in your hearts. Thunder and lightning so that you may hear the sound of my beating heart and see my radient light that flashes in rythme.
Health was
Failing,
Falling,
Losing.
Spirit was
Depressed,
Distressed,
Low.
I couldn't
See
The light
Ahead,
Though I
Had
Halt!
Stop!
Wait!
Pause!
What words must I say to get you freeze?
Take a look around at the world, dont you see whats wrong?
They expect me to stand here in silence to find worth in how they deprived me of who I truly was .
Who doesn't want a storybook life?
Just write it all in and cut out the strife
Who said that you can't write your own story
Like a Disney hero you can rise to glory
No such thing as fate no such thing as a curse
staring out into a glitttering night shimmering by the lights of the city
i begin to think
i think each light is a life
a life that God loves and wants to be touched
There was a time when I was trapped by fears
No day went by I didn't shed tears
Haunted by these worries, counting every scar and ache
It seemed every moment I could feel my heart break
I thank you Lord, for all the blessings you give
The grace you show us every day that we live
I thank you Lord for the earth, sky, and sea
For the beauty we see in these wonders were created by thee
What’s the point of life?
Why continue through the strife?
I’ll tell you, I almost died:
Fear nearly ate me up inside;
Dear God, I need a word, can you hear me?If I write these words do you think they will ever feel me?I can't relate to love, I think it fears me.
Pray for the impossible,
Preach for those before
Learn to find what’s possible
And make a future to live for
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The day started with prayers
Is very blessed and rare
God's blessings showers all day long
Upon the one who will not do wrong
A person who helps others in need
Will helped by God, indeed
In the beginning was the Word,
And the Word was with God,
And the Word was God.
The Word was a whisper, yet also a shout;
A Short Psalm
The Lord is with me;
I shall never go astray from his path,
Which is laid out before me, never ceasing
Even to realms of glory, so far from
The Eagle
Swooping, soaring, over branches
And under sun.
Silent, graceful, over branches
And under the sun.
The Snowy Hollow
Trees reach up
Like long slender hands
Over the stillness.
All is hushed
There is no need for
Words.
Wiped away tears from the hurt that was shed
Hide the mistakes that were made on wrists because they wanted to bleed beauty
As they were told they didn't make the cut
do you know the word home?
do you know what it means?
do you know what it
smellstastessounds
like?
do you know what it
feels
I'm walking through barriers.
One after the other.
Sometimes it breaks me.
But i turn to the Father.
Scream out His name.
As my breath leaves my lips.
Lord I needs help!
As I fall to the pit.
My name is Ahab:
king of all of Judea,
king of all I can be,
king of all there is but me.
There’s girls from forgien lands
But I don't know much about God
I know want to sit with him and his others
But my existence is sin
And I'll never reach what I want
Its fruitless
In the dead of night
The moon shone bright
A lone soul raced
In search of the light
She was being followed by her prey
And had nowhere safe to stay
The Morrigan was found from olden days,
To be from the tribe of Celtic haze,
Worshipped for strength and war,
She was the goddess of gore.
her lips were a bloody crimson, calling attention in the dim light of crowded dance floor.
[her dress was hellfire, scorching those who got too close]
her voice was soft, husky
her lips were a bloody crimson,calling attention in the dim lightof crowded dance floor. [her dress was hellfire, scorching those who got too close] her voice was soft, husky
Each drop fell, bringing with it a taunt over our own depravity.
It shouts, “Liar, Schemer, Thief, Murderer, Adulterer, Covetous- Human?”
Well sir, in your flawless plan, there lies all but one fatal cavity.
with the intelligence of a god,
for whom intelligence is the base,
it would hardly seem odd,
if she got red in the face,
when with the click of some keys,
at a relatively quick pace,
Sissy-fits pushed his rock
around the hallways.
He pushed his rock around his home
Sissy-fits pushed and pushed and pushed his rock.
His rock never felt at home. His rock always needed to be moved.
Trembling, timid, twisted
Rebellious, reckless, ruined
Ebbing, erring, ensnared
Amuck, anxious, afraid
Sporadic, stressed, sinful
Ugly, unsure, umbrageous
Restless, ruthless, recalcitrant
Untangle the strands that trap and immobilize,
reach into my soul and revive
Give me a breath,
a breath of your life
My thoughts are ruthless but
your love is relentless in pursuit of me
This Sunday I cried. I cried over little things -
The outfit that wasn’t perfect.
Tripping on the sidewalk.
Being late to Church…again.
From the tales of ancient prophecy
The rivers run to eternity without end
The destiny of all things certain
A return to the same place in time
Whether she blamed him or he blames sheThe fall was always meant to be.The gift of knowledge,Forever blessed,Born from the woman’s mess.Yes it is she, sheWho stole the apple from the tree,
1,000 friends in a life time you could make.
Unfortunately; most will turn out fake.
Only a few will prove themselves true.
As you do them, they care about you.
From the distance,
When the trees that obstruct,
Are deconstructed,
And the towers of steel,
Are forced to kneel,
You're my sadness,
Also my happiness
You're my lover,
Also my enemy
You're my laughters,
"Who are you," he asks,
"Are you a god or a fool?"
I tweet in response,
"Noobmaster, It's Thor again..."
Hammer and beer at my side.
Sometimes it helps to pause a sec
To bow my head and genuflect
To slow my breath and just reflect
On the sins of mortal men
Sometimes I laugh until I cry
We’re doomed to cry until we die
“More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through
2 June 2019 10:37 AM
Flakes of light drifting down
Radiant dreams touch all around
What light adorns this wonderful world
That shadow would run to find the door
I am from Starbucks and skinny girls in mansions.
I am from can I feel your hair and is it real ?
Is growing up like graduation,
A sudden change, an exclamation?
Or is it like radioactive decay,
As childhood wastes away?
Whatever the case may be,
What it is for you,
It will not be for me,
Put bullets in the heads
Of all you hope to acheive.
Your life, is futile.
It is the most meaningless
Of all vanity,
And I suppose I can not
Describe it.
Death to self
I grew up not knowing much, I only learned about God and such.
See I felt above because I only knew of God’s touch.
I didn’t know about depression, anxiety, drugs, these things that I saw as odd.
The Young Sapling
By: Madison Winchell
The young sapling, small and frail
Is suffocated by the roots of mature trees.
Radical Self Acceptance
You are of my kind,
Uniquely divine,
A different breed of beautiful unlike anyone
I have ever seen
Clothed in angel energy;
Beam and radiate fully now
There’s a path to the house from the meadow,
Leading home from the dark forest’s gloom,
Well-worn by the feet of your Father,
As He fought, ran, and chased after you.
You are my maker, my savior,
Creator of all things.
My life compass, my captain,
The light I use to navigate and spread my wings.
You are my protector, my redeemer,
Maybe you should just try to let them in Try to let them see that you're hurting, that you're hurt by his words. He damaged her beyond repair yet here she is... brOKen. I'm okay she says, I'm fine seriously.
I may not relate to those who are happier than me.
Although I may not show obvious signs of struggle, I am still lost.
Day in, day out
What is it all about?
I can’t deny
This change I’ve taken
Maybe I’ll be different.
I’ve walked through Depression
I’ve walked through Anger
I’ve fought my battles
We are all unique, different colors we each display
And that means we can each serve the Lord in our own special way
Those of you who are missionaries spread God's word
No matter what you face continue on undeterred
As I stand at this gateway
I think of heaven
In my head it is framed
As a world with no enemy
A world with a perfect God
A world colored gold by faith
The happiest point in my life,
Is somewhere I'm supposed to be,
Your youth shouldn't be filled with strife,
Instead it should be carefree;
But that has nothing to do with me,
But I'm blessed with a family,
It seems like you are trapped,
do not know what path to take.
You see the high mountain ahead,
which will lead to your destiny.
I broke one of God's Commandments when I stole an extension cord.I was struck by a bolt of lightning because I angered The Lord.God is cracking down on those who break his Ten Commandments.
How is it?
That after so long of waiting.
Asking.
I would recieve this gift,
And forget.
How can it be?
That after feeling complete peace.
Love.
Even if I'm not happy, Jesus will still be here.
God will still hold my hand when I'm filled with fear.
They still think I'm beautiful when I think I'm ugly.
I am self-sufficient
I am the ying to my yang
I do not need a man to heal me
But I do need him, when the time comes
To understand that I am already whole
And not in the way that the ocean is
The darkness swallowed me whole
I was drowning, struggling to breathe
I reached out trying to grasp onto something, anything
But my hand simply went through the empty void
I opened my mouth to call out
Dear unknown force that supposedly created the world,
You created the world
Good job
For thy Questions
I call to thy art whom made heaven and earth
is the earth heaven or hell
I ripped my heart from my chest, as I am apt to do;
"Do you believe in God?" Does "God" believe in you?
I wasn't raised a Catholic, but I know Baptists,
I’ve been crying out for aid,
But I’m rewarded with silence,
I’m screaming out for help,
Only for my pleas to fall
On the ears of a deaf deity.
I got a lot of potential, but I just can't seem to break the seam,
Greatness gleams as I step on the scene, a prodigy,
Prolly mean that the product of me is God in me times a part of me,
Twinkling in the corner of my eyes
Shining past leaves of the trees I pass by
She warms me
Revealing the blinds she is always there
Smiling compassionately with such empathy
We will have peace,
Whether we are in Eden,
Or Gethsemane.
For we will rise with the sun,
And we will eat sweet fruit,
From His vineyards.
We will go to the water,
When the red sky comes,
Clouds form and heavy wind pushes me into confusion.
Wind grabs me by the hand,
Trying its best to hold me back.
In the begining, there was an egg.
God said, “Let there be chick!”
So the egg turned into omelette.
When I sit in silence,
I close my eyes.
What's that noise from afar?
I need to change the oil in my car.
Wait. Pause. Breathe. Breathe…….
It’s amusing to me about how societal standards can affect one's mind deeply. It causes multiple questions to cultivate and confusion to disperse about identity.
My routine with you has never changed.
Night and day,
Your promises seem so far away.
My routine with you has never changed.
I pray, I write , I read.
This mask I wear everyday,
It is only a disgrace.
Covering who I really am,
But showing what I want people to see.
This mask is the perfectionist in me.
If you were here I would give you a big sweet smile
I would tell you how world is, I will teach you how to dance
Even take you in my arms, everyday my sweet child
God hired angels
To write some books
Those books
Were called life
The angels have to
Choosing our destiny
Arranging our fates
Erasing our dumb choices
My dear child,
I thought of you
before time existed or
darkness was created.
Before there was dirt
beneath your feet and
Earth before your eyes,
I knew you,
and I loved you
Dear God,
Why can't I just die?
Then this would all be over,
I wouldn't be constantly screaming in my head,
I wouldn't be like a broken vase, held together by craft glue.
Dear God,
1. A missionary trembles in the pulpit, exhorting you with tales of the fire of God, of kings and coals, of a man who had seen angels and thought they omened his death.
How to express yourself to yourself
Living life fake and wishing to be better
A mind were there is no control makes you think of the dark creeping inside
Why is it so difficult to trust You with my life?
To hand over the keys, to physically pry my tight fingers
Away from the controls midflight.
You, knowing end from the beginning, knowing which way the wind will blow,
I was born
Of a European Yew.
Its mighty bough had grown
Twisted and encrusted
With moss
In the garden of my great-great grandfather.
As he left his house for the final time
its always been you
you've been there all along
the perfect harmony to my everlasting song
you took my breath away
you made me proud of who i am today
you helped me to see who i really am
When I eat veggies,
Nature comes to my own brain,
When I drink cocoa,
I thank God that I exist.
What can explain it?
I am not an accident.
Why with randomness?
Everything has a purpose,
There wass in that this was, in for devil in a merit war, in for my own. But that you ask in me that this could wait in me in if in what was gone back in time.
My naem is Hades, this is my refrain, you shouldst know me by it, in this future, but this plaes, with these paopel, is not the saem ,
THE WORLD IS GOING TO END WHEN EVERYBODY BELIEVES THERE IS NO END
THE TRUTH IS BLUE TO THE FACT THE LORD IS COMING HOME
Sitting outisde watching the leaves change colors
I contemplate and think about my righteous Savior
How He has always been present ready to guide me
Racism shouldn't have power, it should be powerless. Hatred should not be fruitful and allowed to multiply, the seeds it plants should be flowerless. If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.
Me and my girl were recently having a conversation, that broadened perspectives and led to revelations. Trying to define relational lines, while avoiding proverbial landmines. I always tell her that to me she's like the sands of time, timeless.
I hate the way she looks;
But I want to look just like her.
Her olive skin and dark hair,
Her hips that curve wider and wider.
But that’s her not me.
She’s fake but I’m not good enough either.
From the moment we are born there are things that shape us into the people we are today. For me and you we are given the choice to be shown the way.
God Your Freedom
God Your Freedom,
has became my song
that I sing too lifelong
I’ve learned so much
accepting your grace
your patience and love
has put me back into place,
Gone too far from your glory. Often believed in my own story. Day by day, my path began to darken. Involved in all the wrong deals. Soon, I began to realize what I had sacrificed. God, I need your grace. Openly I accept you with obedience. On ever
It's who she is that makes her beautifuland not her looks that make her glowBut her soul shines through her fleshlike the sun that beams against the iciclesUniquely designed snowflakes intricately combined
I’m just an empty husk without You:
Striving without ever thriving,
Running hard but never arriving,
Dragging my way through life, only surviving,
Wishing I could run and hide.
Allow me to express my deepest gratitude
In words deep from in my soul
You are always there when I wake up
And the first one to answer when I call
You taught me how to open my heart
They see me
I see them
they go towards the future and I while I try figure out time
Its a wave till it reaches a shore
Reach is the definition of time
With time they are able to see me
My love starts unfolding
at the shore.
Beginning at the rocks surrounding the flame pit
solid, impenetrable, guarded, grounded
but prepared for ascension as it harbors
in the warm light.
While i fumble my words
my eyes dart to the ground,
but I feel the touch of your soft warm hands
pushing my head towards the sky.
Your booming dialect
guides me through the deep dark corners.
Lord
I'm not even sure at this moment where to start
I feel as though I should probably just come straight from my heart
pour it out like the storm brewing in the dark
Today I saw a beautiful dream
It was somewhere from within
It seemed so real at the time - I wonder
I dreamed that love has ruled the world
That no one is sick or hurt
What comes after death?
What lies beyond the final breath?
Is the body just a mere shell?
Do we really go to heaven or hell?
Or the murky fields of Asphodel?
Or are we all under a spell?
Sailing on the sand
I know the dangers up ahead
My mind is on and ready
My heart is leading fully
Sailing on the sand
I hold a wounded Christ,
or so legend says,
within this fragile sand dollar -
five punctures - hands, feet, side
no blood or gore to disturb me
but a gentle reminder
of his sacrifice
GOD IS SCIENCE
A Sonnet
When God and Science both come out to play
There’s something people need to realize:
The wicked man may drive them both away,
The stars cry the hallows of heaven.
They declare the name of our Creator.
The thin air on the peaks of the mountains,
Is the echoed glory of our Savior.
The purple-black sky is the shadow cast,
Scripture and verses
like a wildfire emmerses
me, pulls me in and curses
all the things trying to come against me
What am I saying?
I mean it's a guide
don't wander
Step up to the mic
Testing one, two, three
Center stage everyone
Wait, but there are no people to see
All of a sudden a voice is heard
“Look around my dear”
So I do, I see nothing, so I reply
Read it out loud, and listen how stupid you sound
Eternally cursed, because a snake that could converse
Because of an apple off a tree, how gullible can you be?
Read it out loud, and listen how stupid you sound
Eternally cursed, because a snake that could converse
Because of an apple off a tree, how gullible can you be?
Who can see the Lord?
Our creator invisible.
Like the winds only heard
What if I don’t feel strongly about anything involving words
This is my consciousness
My brother is coming home
I hope
I don’t want to be alone
Meaninglessness means nothing
My beloved is like Jonah;
He's been in the belly of the Beast.
Once the whale had thought him dinner,
Jonah was quickly freed.
My beloved is like Matthew;
Imprisoned, though not to blame.
Though I was a sinner
but now a believer
Jesus my Redeemer and
my only baptizer.
It’s not by my righteousness
I received forgiveness
because He was selfless and though blameless
Once the light has been revealed to you
it is inescapable
you open your eyes and there it is
filing into you
but you still blink
Always thought that good is the great
Help me out always never be late
If i came in crying he’d open his gate
Master of the world controlled my fate
God is strong God is a baller
In love with the process, longing for growth.
My mind beginnings to wonder upon what it's like situated at the thrown.
Conceited with my own thoughts on why I'm still laying around at home.
When the morg fills with these bones of mine,
please know that I was not alone.
For inside me, was mind, made 1 and 3,
the soul to which I cling from with in
is composed of the holy trinity.
Poetry has taught me to be free,To be completely me,Poetry told me, "Don't worry about this or that."Poetry whispered in my ear and said,
They call me Medusa,
a monster forgotten; and here? No katharevusa.
The fickle-eyed ancient damned my life in a proxy fight;
jealous? Of what, the rape of an innocent acolyte?
The lust of a capricious potency,
I’ve been face to face with the Devil.
I have braved darkness, deep and shallows.
Above and beneath the bowls.
O! The howls!
I came a long way on this hell road, with my eyes closed,
My first memory was driving sixty-seven miles per hour on the freeway, any other day, just going through the ride.
My next memory, my windows were gone, there was a board by my head, car was on its side.
They hated me for being someone else they hated me for being me.
They told lies about me to the whole wide world, so a hoe is all that they see.
All I wanted...
I’m just tryna make it through
I’m just tryna make a better way
I’m just trying to see you through
Nobody knew the pain, all they seen is what they wanted
It took me a while to see that what we had was not love,
But what I found here, I'll never fall for a carbon copy again.
The words read here are to heal, not to offend,
So with that being said
The light of the Lord
Shines within me.
Where I was once broken
He mended me,
When I felt alone
He was always with me.
When I was lost and hurting
He took me by the hand,
Woman, Girl – Lift up!
For far too long your shoulders
have bent forward from the weight of
the despair of injustice, inequality,
mistreatment, ignorance,
devalue, degradation and disregard.
He rose, and faught, and saved the world.
But first He had to die.
three days,
He stayed,
there in the grave
and met Death eye to eye.
I’m gonna start with a question
That I doubt you can answer
Because I’m sure it’s in you
Spreading like a cancer
It’s in me too,
Though I’ve only just become aware
I wanna cherish the new day,
I wanna sing with the sunshine.
I wanna dance with the wind and
The stars in the nighttime.
I wanna live.
I wanna laugh.
I wanna love my God and people everywhere--
says we should favor
the simplest theory,
all things
being equal
in this roll of dice life
but I prefer the more complex
if it means an Ear
to hear
I want to know why the sky is blueAnd why Death must come so soonWithout warning, life is dueBut not ever knowing why the sky is blue. I want to know where the willows lie--Why their hearts can never dieAnd Mother Earth will always denyWe're sea
I'm an atheist,
But that doesn't make me rude.
Keep on trucking, theists,
By all means, you do you.
But I don't appreciate
Being painted as the villain.
I'm not broken nor filled with hate;
Before I start this, I want to let you know, I don't want no Glory, I just want you to hear my story
Dear God,
I love You. Very Very Much
I love You because You first loved me
There’s no Love greater than Yours, I’ve never heard of such
I was faithful, I was good.
Constant in prayer with my
Lord and Savior I knew
Without a doubt that I
Was safe in my Lord's arms.
But then that blessed day came.
The sky was bright and brilliant
Thank thee, Lord, for living.
Thank thee, Lord, for death.
Thank thee for the ashy air
That fills my bony chest.
Thank thee for misfortune,
It took me by surprise,
I refuse to submit to the brainwashing of
Faith.
I am liberated through
The world;
I am limited by
Religious culture.
To live, I thrive off of beautiful things like
I don't need
Humanism
To be good, I require only
God.
I don't need man-made distractions such as
Technology and modern advancements
To live, I thrive off of beautiful things like
Does Heaven have a stage?
Does God have a microphone?
Will I sing for Jesus when Heaven takes me back home?
Does Heaven have a stage?
A drum set and some guitars?
Humanity knows nothing, and everything is a question, from the insignificant to the minutely less insignificant, like why did I have a bad day, and why does the universe exist.
What is good? What is pleasant? What is kind?
In the truest meaning of the words no
Thing is good, pleasant, or kind that I find.
On any one thing, I could ne'er bestow
Such a word as good or pleasant or kind.
Hast thou been to Paradise?
He asked me as I rolled the dice
In a small game of chance.
That word does not suit my fanc'.
Nothing is certain, I say,
Nor Heaven, nor Hell, nor Purgatory.
deephate
lossand anguish
it all mixesinto onelargemess
somewords dont eventouch thisfeeling
myeyes areallout of tears and hanghalfclosed
Can a man forget his sins
Or shall they plague him all his life?
Will he fight their mem'ry forever
In a secret war of strife?
I may be lonely, but I'm not alone
I may not be liked, but I'm loved
I may not be remembered, but I am not forgotten
I may be sad, but I have joy
I may not have any friends, but I got Friends
light came from the window
and fell on my arm
the other day
it felt a lot like you
warming me from the inside out
wrapping me in peace and contentment
I watch the world pass by
Lost in a sea of loneliness-
Drowning in this ocean of tears.
I have no life.
I'm suffocated by fear.
Visited the Lord just once-
Guess I've died the second death.
Trapped in my mind to scream and yell;
I'm paralyzed.Stuck in these feelingsstuck in my head.It's too late for treatment,I'm already dead.I'v
Father, can you hear me? My heart in pain outcrying,I need redemption, I beg you, please, To calm my fear of dying. Father, I apologize;I lay my burdens down.For all the sin and all the lies, I’m sorry, I cry out. Father, for your grace, I thank
Black man,
I see the sulk in your eyes,
The wrinkles, the bags of countless years of work,
Trying to race ahead through the obstacles,
Dear God,
Thank you for creating your masterpieces, trees.
Oh God, how nice are Your trees,
with branches reaching out
to You,
with leaves that gleam
in the sun,
with roots made to gather
Dear God,
Or
Maybe not so
Dear.
Where are you?
Where have you been?
It feels like I’ve been on “Read”
forever.
Where were you?
My sorrow lays unclad
as he dissipates like a breeze
never to be felt and
never to be seen
too many he never existed
kindly felt by the few
who accept the truth
I pray that everyone will be at peace
I pray that hate will decrease and love will increase
I pray that there will be peace and that everyone will get a piece
I pray that war and crime may cease
Dear God,
I can see my whole face in the pupil of my eye.
I can eat a whole piece of my mom's pumpkin pie.
I can handle a handlful of the diamonds in the sky,
but why try when we're all just gonna fly
Dear GOD,
I thank you for showing me that there more to life.
I thank you for providing me with experiences that teaches me lessons.
I see it in the shadows,
behind me and below.
It follows me everywhere,
everywhere I go.
This burden that I carry,
from every day to day,
May one day prove worthy,
Dear God,
The World is fast-paced,
I see it as so.
When one life breathes alive,
another life seems to go.
The World never stops to ease destruction in the streets,
Dear former self,
I’m writing you from the other side of that place
Where the two rivers meet
You haven’t seen it with your earthly eyes
But have with your soul
You haven’t a memory of it
I’m praying for a troubled girl,who wishes for a change.Everyday she feels different,everyday she feels strange.
I may have believed in God
But I always thought the devil was a farce
Sitting in the cramped closet of a church for Sunday School
I may have believed in God
But I always thought the devil was a farce
Sitting in the cramped closet of a church for Sunday School
The girl next to me sneezes and I don’t bless her
Dear God
Why do you let me down?
I pray and pray, yet I still frown.
Is it something wrong with me?
Are my morals blinding me?
Is everything that I live by binding me to its rules?
She was blowing just one candle of the cake
, but the ancient serpent wasn't having it.
He had seen the mark,
the anointing and power bestowed on her.
You won't believe me if I told you Your life is nothing but a dream walking in complete darkness it's your job to paint your life !
Dear Life,
Some say you're short, some say you’re long,
But I can’t make up my mind as the days go on.
How slow or how fast will you decide to go by?
Dear Allah,
This is Your masterpiece of wonder,
Who at only six years old
Could speak and direct the world,
Be it real or virtual.
Dear Future Child,
Life is not easy, you are going to get kicked in every direction.
You will get lost, you will get confused, and you will not know what to do.
Early in the morning I sacrificed my time and my sleep to climb this mountain.
While all was still dark and asleep, we were all awake. And so we began.
you can only get so deep before bursting into tears
being vulnerable is hard before it’s easy
where’s the key that opens up all the locks
Driving home.
Went straight instead of left and
ended up at the dock
facing that water
running under and out from me to the foot of the colossal mountain
Dear divinity.
I have many questions for you
That I'm not sure you'll ever answer
Because over the last few years of my life
My fealty to you
Has grown less and less steadfast.
I have never known what kind of person I am
Except that I like to be alone,
And that loneliness is my best friend.
There has never been a time that I was not relieved
To feel my tears stain mascara to my cheeks.
Stars in the night
Shepherds and
wise men saw the star,
That let them to the king of all
Dear God,
Can you hear me?
People say you hear everything,
but are you listening?
I have some questions to ask you,
and words I want to share.
So please, listen to me.
Dear Life,
You are the common denominator of the masses
Sometimes friendly and gentle
Sometimes harsh and rough
Jesus, please guide my way
Show me how to live Godly day by day
Please show me how to love my friends and family
And for all my wrongs, please forgive me
You're my Friend, so I’m glad to hold Your Hand
Have you ever dreaded to take a breath
Not the kind that fills soft moist lungs
But the kind that follows a silent death
Let me go no further
For I can see you
I don’t have to be there
Everyone wants liberation from something.
Seconds, minutes, hours go by
Of which everyone is counting.
It'll be just a moment before you can
Finally fly,
But after all, you're just a man.
Let your house be a home for you, and if it's not then make some room for the God in you
Open up your doors to the Spirit of love, alive in you, He is alive in you, let His wisdom enlighten you
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We paint this image of god
This almighty picture of order and love
This sense of safety big and strong
God is divinity
I wonder if we wish upon a starfor things to be different from the way they areWould it erase what has originally been written in the stars?
The truth, my pride. It's all conflicing...
See, I've been hurt so many times, ain't no tears in me.
So memory lane I'm jogging faithfully, but waking up some days...
I don't take so graciously.
Dear God,
There are many things that I don't understand that I may come to know later
but one thing that I know I'll never understand is why the people I loved
I said i’d leave you alone
But nights like these make me want to talk to you.
You’re the piece of my youth & desperation
That god no longer wanted to carry.
Ya keep callin'
Keep callin
I won't answer
To these lames
playin' games
I think they messed up
Man, her smile is so big, why is she so happy?
Why is she always smiling?
She sits alone, always looking in her phone
But what they didn't know is that there is a battle going on
I’m from a small town,
lonely and lost,
my dysfunctional family,
with a lost hope in humanity,
growing up with so little,
so little to love,
Dear men in my life,
There is so much chaos running through my body
Through my veins,
Through my mind,
Through my soul.
Where can I go
To find true peace and happiness?
Love
Jesus Name is so Sweet.
He is Immanuel
That means God is with us, so all is Well
Let me say it again, Happily, I repeat:
Jesus Name is so Sweet.
We are children of God
Yes! God is our Dad
We are siblings of Jesus
From our sins, He frees us
We are loved and cared for by God
God is so Good, I lift Him on High
Way Way High, way above the sky
He is so Good, He will forever be Glorified
When battles came I was scared and horrified
What a sad life it was when sin tore us and God apart
What could we do to be saved from His Wrath?
Nothing, because God had a plan to save us from the start
What is Great Love?
Great love is this:
Someone who lays down His life for his friend
Someone who will love you till the end
Someone who will never pretend
"If you don't write your story,
Someone will write it for you."
I would agree with that.
Yes, I'd say it's true.
But someone will write it anyway,
When you're buried deep in the ground,
"If you don't write your story,
Someone will write it for you."
I would agree with that.
Yes, I'd say it's true.
But someone will write it anyway,
When you're buried deep in the ground,
Dear future me,
I wonder who you turned out to be…
You were always an anxious one
The type who’s too scared to have too much fun
To the ones I no longer hold dear,
When your picture is pointed out on the tapestry
That's hung in the archives of my heart
By it's new inhabitants
If only you could see,My favorite place to be.A place where I can rest Is nature at it’s best. The water ripples near So loud it's all you hear.A secret place to be, A spot made just for me. In shallow waters still,To touch would send a chill.A sh
Dear God,
I’m in a funny spot
I call it funny because I’m laughing out my mascara
I know You’re here
Dear Lord, I'm higly stressed,
Please help me on this test
Amma do my best and let you handle the rest
Dear Lord, please help me on this test
Because if I don't pass, I'll be a mess
Lord, feel my chest
It'd make sense to sell books filled with psalms our love has inspired.
Profit from the nonstop poems venting the glories I admired,
But it's not worth a dime , not even a dollar,
The walk to my curch is somewhat lengthy,
but I need the salvation tonight.
Six o'clock is fast approaching,
urging me to pick up my pace.
The fellowship dinner winds up taking 45 minutes
Dear III,
I fell for you,
Blind.
You were something new,
Something different,
And I felt something I'd never felt.
I wasn't supposed to.
We were headed down separate roads
To Missense
I only write letters to family
though estranged,
that you still are,
after all
You’ve run in the blood
Tomorrow we shall go-
leave before the dawn spreads out
and finds the shadows untouched
by light
New life, new me.
That’s how it’s gonna be,
I was a sinner, lost at sea
I screamed for help, and God heard my plea
He reached down in the waters, and rescued me
Dear God,
Are you there? Are you really there?
Mass shootings, floods, and fires abound…
yet selfies, self-promotion, and “self” are all around…
Crickets chirping, light off suddenly she's in the dark.Heart pounding, mind racing, just her & her thoughts.Good & bad, the wish I could's, was it me? What did I do?
I know it's not gonna be easy There's gonna be hard days There's gonna be sad days I know that life will sometimes feel like a maze But with God, I'll make it through, because He is good in so many ways My God has never failed to make me amazed I
Tasted now, a love so pureSugar sweet, a cyder richA love by no other name,Which can be called thisIt's warmth embraces, even the distantA flame, a light, burning deepThe darkest of hearts can not escape
You say you don’t seeYou’ll deny it foreverBut the truth statesThere’s no such thing as “Never”
The universe,An unequivocal mess of chaotic understandingLanguage, by which, no other comparesAnd the One who authors itBy no other name than what isThe very essence of existence, language
He’s been called DeadHe’s been called a mythIt’s been askedCan He make a rock even he can’t lift?
I am the only person in existence, sitting in
the only room in existence, surrounded
by a sea of darkness
beneath a blackened sky, violent waves
God, move your peopleMove in this placeThe Lord's name is powerfulForever God you reignYou call me cou
*snap*
Severed ends of a good mood
*snip*
They walk out of sight and out of life
*rip*
Your carefully assembled resolve dissolves
Speak
Ugly empty silence in my chest
You painful knot of bitterness
Full of regret and accusation
Speak
Each part inside me that dies
They say to view him as my father.
But my father abandoned me,
and my father forgets to love me,
and my father tells me "shhh" every time I speak near him,
and my father chose a life of "spirituality" over me.
We're the arrows that God uses for his bow, and most of the time, he's missing
He's drunk in his backyard and blindly picking us up from the dirt ground
Love isn't always easy,
Challenges may come your way.
But as long as you hold hand in hand,
You will live to see another day.
Everything is up to you,
You have your pen to write.
you and me, should we be healthy
should we share love, you and me.
Love. It is Love that makes us. But oh, oh what is it that makes love?
Because i love you i, your significant other, must
Shall I not enjoy life’s generous gift,
Bouquets of roses and of birds and trees,
When in God’s glory does my spirit lift,
To hear the quiet music in the breeze?
Some say it is impossible to try to take on the powers of God. Some say it's wrong. Some say just bow without question. Are you the part of the some?There is are war going on between my spirit and my flesh.
I've never seen you
But I guess that doesn't mean you're not there
It's just that people don't really have a clue
I mean about you
They use you to scare
They say they preach your name
A clear tapestry sewn together with the tools of Passion, Love, and a firey Obsession
Can be bound together with ones true confession
Because I Love you I let God take you away,
What is love?
The world can't answer this question.
The world says its conditional.
Its temporary.
Its greedy.
Its lust.
But love isn't those things.
Love is unconditional.
no light at the end to guide you
even though I'm pointing the way
you will ignore me,
won't you
because you think I speak lies
but I wouldn't lie to you
I couldn't because
you're too deep
I wish
you took his hand in yours
and I hope
you guide him to your shining light
he is not saved
and he needs to be
because
he is too important to lose
Last time around it was 25 to life this time around it's A New Life a new beginning
Come on with me they gave me attempted murder aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
love to grow
i. Baby Love
When I was a child, I spoke as a child
The most musical language I’ve ever known
Because I love you
I will uplift you everyday
Because I love you
You will throw any negative connotations about yourself away
You are beYOUtiful
Yes in your own way.
Friends are your soulmates too.
Look up towards the sky
You who are weary,
Look up towards the sky
You who whisper softly
I miss my home and all that it is,
Full and loud, it is what it is,
It is all that I miss.
I miss my sister's smile,
I miss my books and files,
I love my cold kitchen tiles.
The normal bend of my bed,
is this all a dream?
or is it all real?
are our lives a mirage?
perhaps, we were created for fun
are we placed on this board game
to do nothing
but be shot down
by the aspects of life?
Love isn't always perfect, but it's consistent and unconditional
It is patient, kind, understanding, and genuine
It's asking how someone is doing
If they're not good, you'll be there for them
A Soul so pure
Clearer than any crystal,
Brighter than any Sun.
In a place upon Heaven,
Next to God's own throne,
Side by side.
Waves crash with each other
I want things
That I avoid
Because I do not want
To want.
Wanting comes with anticipation
And desires, when they
My father in heaven has told me,
Because I love you, I created you so beautifully in your mother's womb.
From one step to the next I watched you, and now look how grown up you are.
Everyday that I awake I thank the creator for the day then I brush my teeth with toothpaste and wash my face.
As I pray for my sake Lord my soul is yours to keep, guide me through this day and keep me safe like a sheep
If a picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, I'm intellectually encouraged to paint a portrait on each line of each verse.
And the battle begins... He strikes from every angle...He sneaks in through them doors of... lust and desire.And every time you're weak, angry hungry or tired...HE FIRES! Liar....
I wish I could take you from your pain.
I wish I could draw you a door
So you could open it and leave,
But paper doors are as thin as the notion.
And we are two paper boats being set alight
I love you,
With this Life.
You will be my Wife
I will continually try,
Please, do not cry.
I will always Love you,
& This is True
Even after I die
Ours & His - Word, Actions and Love
Our
Our Words
Are thought expressed
Within the contacts
Of our heart's intent
Why?
Why would You create me?--
Why did You make me in Your own image?--
Why did You flood the earth
And give mankind a second chance?
Why do You provide for my needs?
Hello.
I haven't had the chance
To meet you.
But, here are the things I feel,
The things that are very true.
Man lives and dies
By the same power.
Water sustains life and drowns life.
Fire kindles life and consumes life.
Why, God, must life end?
Why must You give life
And take life in the same way?
I struggle!
Every day I struggle:
I battle with the Truth;
I wrestle with who I am.
I am a sinner,
Indeed, that cannot be hidden,
But my inner self I keep inside,
Lord, thank You for this day
that I get to breathe
to laugh
to love
to.. live
what more can I say?
Can I love You for the moments
when I fell apart
broken
torn
done
despair causes friction. yes, hurt causes tension.
these years got me feeling undriven. make it past these years. work hard.
Right and wrong is no longer definedBy a divided line Morality no longer exists in the human mindTruth has been overcome by compromise and lies
Oh lord,
Shatter my heart through
The barbed wire fence
That embodies my logic
And philosophy.
Let my heart be an open wound,
Let it feel the laceration
That is the result of your truths.
We cannot mix God and the world
Light and darkness
Nor the flesh and Spirit
It is ridicules
God would spit you and me
From the shortest to the smallestFrom the biggest, tallest and GiantsLet's stop the violence's The average, smartest and brightest
Holy God, Sovereign, Faithful, Righteous and True
I pray everyday that I may be reduced
Death to the flesh, alive in You
This is hard to do
There is only a two-way street
For a human being
It is seen
With our ability
Of Decision-making
My God is an awesome god.
Expansions of skies He’s created.
The stars--oh, the wonderful stars He’s created!
He doesn’t need a watch,
You grow up understanding,
Until the day you don’t.
You grow up knowing,
Until the day you won’t.
They tell you that it’s easy.
I listen to the Lord, every single night I bow my head and pray to you oh Lord.
I wish to be closer to you God. Like my garden angel, that hugs me so warmly.
The wind howls across the bank
Be not afraid, weakness will break
The darkness knows where to lay
I continuously shuffle the cards of life
Searching for the answer of my wife
On a rotary phone in Cleveland
But only receive a land line
From Colorado this time
So without a doubt you know
As that pink blush Creeps to your cheek,My knees go weak.Tears spring to my eyes When I see that smile Spread across your face.The fluffy laceStrung to your dress Makes you look even more Like a princess.The fresh May flowers Sit by the doorAlong
Who I am can only be described in words that have no syllables
and stories that never end.
I was there in the garden,
under the trees, made from Adam.
Born into life,
soul in my lungs,
There is a stupidity in this world.
It drifts from person to person
And it lingers in crowds.
It is subtle but so widely stretched
It encompasses the whole of humanity.
Just because I smile, don't believe I've never been through anything.
Just because I'm not breaking doesn't mean I've never been broken before.
You never see me cry because I've always had to be strong.
Darkness...
Endlessly it spills into eternity.
That primal void of light was a screen across the sky.
And it was...
But yet it was not.
In a different life things would be bliss,
And I would not have the need to search the words to dis
You and the curse brought upon my family’s life.
Without the necessity to fight upon your wicked knife
They're a good heart mixed with baking
full of joy, those two
Their love is always for the taking
Granted, is the life that was given
But many lessons they gave
implanted were they and not ridden.
My childhood's full of stories--
Happy endings and of kings:
Of fairy-tales where love prevails
And princes give me wings...
I knew that prince was coming,
But I couldn't stand the wait;
Grant Me The Serenity
Life, is it really worth living for ?
I did not know until God opened the door
My blinds are always open
Because, for some reason, Inside without Outside
Is suffocating
My shelves are full but my library is empty
My fan never stops spinning
The carpet is stained -
I, too, sing America.
I am determined.
They say I don’t have common sense
They don’t think I can manage myself.
But I know what I am capable of,
I see u's,
I see n's,
I see faces.
They seem to tell a story,
but they advocate
none of the true.
It all seems real
until you see the flash.
The flash of force
Break the neck of the common man.
This world is chaos
No man is anyone but his song is a chorus.
We sinners we 3 we nails to thee.
These wounds to your skin, the story.
The story of all mankind.
Open your door, and walk outside.The cool breeze running it's oxygenized fingers through my strong blonde hair.There's no need for negativity at a time like this.
This is two poems in one day, but so be it.
Psalm 147:4 ~
He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
Isaiah 40:26 ~
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?
What does my soul want?
You see if my soul wants something...
The very thing that makes me, me...
If it's crying out for something…
If you were to ask me a year ago,
where I thought I'd be.
I would say "dead" or "gone"
Never would I have
imagined myself here.
In this very room, surrounded by
everyone who I hold dear.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO HUMBLE MY HEART
GOING TO APOLOGIZE TO THE PERSON WHO WAS WITH ME FROM THE START
I WAS BLINDED BY SOMEONES CHARM THAT HIT ME WITH SOME STARS
HE CREATED ME WITH HIS IMAGE
EVERYTHING HE MADE WAS NOT JUST A SCRIMMAGE
HE WORK HARD THAN ANY OF US
LIKE GIVING US THE WISDOM THAT WE USE TO GET AN A PLUS
HE WAS HELPING HIS PEOPLE FROM THE BEGINNING
9:17 you shot me a call
unaware of why you were I had answered
your voice was filled with joy
I remember your family walking in
you were telling them to leave
(like always)
In a land filled with strife,
if only we valued life.
The home of the free, where values stand,
if only we cared more for our land.
Our entertainment now is filled with lust,
The music will play and they will call me up front
I'll exit my seat and wobble and shake my way
The pictures will flash on the screen
And I'll search the families for mine
I'll hear them before I see them
Tick tock, Clock, Your face faces mine
As if by some sinister design
I'm inclined to sit and watch your hand.
Placing bets like “I dare it to move”
Temples, chapels, shrines and mosques All homes of Almighty Gods Whoever the hell has more might She prays to, for a life of love.She's tired of demons and the ghosts That possess her heart and soul
There is some one,
In the sky, that with his eye,
He likes to spy.
He looks at me,
He looks at you,
I think it's amazing
And He says it's true.
Capture my eyes with the beauty of your hands -
How they measured out the seas and sent them to sands,
How they formed galaxies just for my wonder;
Capture my eyes with lighning and thunder.
We are the country who
Pledges our allegiance to
A flag of
Purity
Valor
Perseverance
And justice
" i can do all things"
didn't stop at shoulder surgery
you see beauty in the little things
paint designs on butterfly wings
so no: i won't pretend to know your plans
because they're more than i could dream
Love thy neighbor
Love thy brothers and sisters
Believer in Him or not
One cannot deny, Love thy neighbor
To love thy neighbor
To love thy brothers and sisters
One must open their hearts
Father God, as about I go,
My heart breaks for what this nation sows
As blinder and blinder our eyes see Your ways,
More and more, we number our own days
They died lost and forgotten, half a world away.
He died on a hill for His crimes, but what crimes they could not say.
For us, all and everything both gave.
What if we all had wingsWings to lift our broken soulsWings to lift our shattered thingsWings to make us wholeWhat if invisible we could beNot to be seen or heardWould that set us free?
"More, more." They say,
"More, more."
These voices won't stop
This emptiness won't be filled enough
"More, more." These voices continue to say,
"More, more."
More of what?
More friends.
How do you suvive in a world thats full of evil?
Where negativity flow so freely through our own people.
Where a person is not free to be who they are.
We are the people of the USA. We’ve got to learn that we’ve got to pray. We the people are united no matter how hard we try to be divided. Yes were different, I’ll give you that. But it only takes one to make an impact.
Born into you,
Cant escape you,
There's no use running
I cant even hide from you;
Who convinces me
that I'm not worthy,
Who tells me
I can't do anything,
Who's love toward me
You have squandered every dime you had to spare,
You have lost your home and left it there,
You have wandered far from Father's house,
But He is waiting for you and calling out.
Your heart's been broken many times,
Her words can hold rhythm with the way your heart beats
Her mouth spews promises
I wish she could keep
Theres whole galaxies in her head
But she's afraid to leave the earth
They say God is in the cosmos
Dreaming of the day
When I discover the way you walk
The way you smell
The way your voice sounds deep
When you speak and my ear is against your chest
The way you kiss me gently
But boldly
dreams. path. future. past
i find these things don't always last
pain. promise. people. places
surrounded by unfamiler faces
another world, oh God's heaven
different eyes, didn't feel i could win
This country is united but not under God,
you're blind if you think this country isnt flawed.
We have troops dying left and right, people dont say a word,
People dont see the real picture, the real picture is blurred.
that piece of clay
that i became
so long ago
in the montains rain
crafted by God
put together again
that piece of clay
a pot filled to the brim.
that piece of clay
It Don't Come Easy
A field of dreams falling apart at the seams
today I sought a peace between two worlds
From the one I knew
then to the one I wish to know
I didn't think my heart could break anymore over you,
But here I am wondering what to do
Because every thought of you
Rips another piece away
And every time I try to pray
I have no idea what to say.
How does one word have so much meaning?
It makes everything surreal and feel like I'm dreaming
Love appears in the bible over five-hundred times
It has drastic effects on our own paradigms.
We are all renters here
Living in borrowed space
Here and there, far and near
For the entire human race
A song played on the radio.
Told me that I gotta know
That I'm not alone.
Eyes welling with tears,
I turned it up so I could hear.
Someone with a love so great,
That it never runs out.
As days turned to years
And faces grew lined
Time grew scarce
And harder to find
And somewhere between the tick
And the tock
The face of our God became
The face of our clock
A Cadet in college takes another sipalong with his brothers so why would he quit?Sitting on a bean bag having the time of his lifehe'd drink away his problems and wouldn't think twice.
I can hear him
whisper in my ear,
he calls my name,
controls me with fear.
These vile demons
running in my head,
live in my dreams
and beneath my bed.
I feel guilty.
All people walking this Mother Earth.Did you know you have eternal worth?That you hold within a true radiant light.Did you know it is a spiritual guide?Did you know there's more to life than to work and die?That you came to earth to live a greater
Coming from the continent of Africa
Born into a family from Paris, Tennessee.
My name is Darice
F-A-T-H-E-R
I wish I could define this term
I wish I knew what it was like to have one
I wish I could save up my money and buy one
I don't even know what I would do with one
The changes I see
were only meant to be.
God has a plan,
always told, but not a big fan.
Young naïve, no understanding
of what I should do.
Reassured was I,
that everything was fine.
I used to have this car
People thought it was a sweet ride,
But there was a flip side
They didn’t realize the controls were all behind me
The pedals, the radio, the side mirrors
See, I had a backseat driver
"Put your feet in the water,
do this for me my daughter.
Can you finally trust in me?
Or do you fear uncertainty?"
To me He said this,
He reached out to provide me bliss.
My love for you has grown so much.
You've taught me to how to love,
and appreciate the sky above.
Your word inspires my life each day,
and I want to please you in every way.
Thank you for taking care of me,
She never liked the way her clothes fit on top of the skin that also never fit quite right. Her hands had always held things too tight and her feet could never run fast enough. She was either too much or too little for a demanding world.
The "Looking Glass Self" says that how others view us is how we view ourselves.
It's amazing to think that we see ourselves through the eyes of someone else.
The spirit of an earthly man is effortless.
Buried in flesh and the ways of this world.
Though living each day in his master’s indulgence, he is without internal conflict.
You are on the Road, the Road gets you to where you need to be.
It does not matter how many potholes you hit.
It does not matter how narrow the Road appears.
My childhood was more than average.
Happiness and fun seemed endless
Bits of insecurity on the inside started gathering,
and with my young mind gave me limits
Who I was is not who I was meant to be
Dark people, dark mentality, dark is who I became
The fire burning inside me was from the need for approval
I sought happiness in others and not within myself
There was a then and there is a now,
the past allows
To walk a life of fire,
blinded by tempations and desire.
Tiny speck of light in the dark shines through,
The clock is set back and time is rewound
As I look behind myself and contemplate
I see a girl, chiding - so afraid to be found
Lying beneath an oak in a cowering state
The Year of Me, the Boy, and God
January
It’s your birthday.
I wish you a year of bubbly euphoria
and I can feel your grin against my lips.
We’re home alone.
A past year of endless blessings,
And I find myself guessing
of how the new spring rains will shower upon my life.
I am a Child of God,
Dirt and shame were my middle names
Only saw brown in the reflection
Couldn’t stop the streams from falling
A broken heart all I felt
Shout for joy to the Lord, and worship gladly;Come before Him with joyful songs, asserted grandly;We belong to Him, He made us, pasture of the majesty;Enter his gates with thanksgiving, fervent and radically.
In the dark I was lost.
In the dark who was I?
Hollow like an open shell.
Needy for a soul to cling to.
Then you whispered softly,
"I am who you seek."
Hands stretched wide you craddled me.
there
see it?
Ashes on the windowseal grey my fingertips as I lean over you
a white dog sits by the oak stump in our yard
so? whats so special about some dog?
One year gone, another one ahead.
I look back in shock amidst life's dreary dreg.
It's true, I've survived, but have I really thrived?
Ups and downs fill my mind, still through it all I tried,
There are celebrities who people idolize.They may not know it but it's wrong in God's eyes.Jehovah God is the only one who deserves to be idolized.This may anger some people and some may be sur
The Bible is a how-to book, it teaches people how to gain eternal life.Please read it and share it with your children and your husband or wife.It teaches us not to worship false gods and not to steal.
Dear God,
I want to say thank you.
Thank you for being here for me when nobody else was.
Thank you for protecting me even when I was doing wrong
Thank you for being my provider when I needed something
The Baptism of Jesus was a great experience and because of it, you and I are moved.When Jesus was baptized, God said "This is my son, the beloved, whom I have approved".
You’re making me new
Giving me a new groove.
Wiping clear the past,
Correcting us with Your divine chast.
While the rod de God hurts
God.
A being we can never fully grasp without His help.
One who brings us joy and emotion.
He who first felt pain and sorrow
hot pink stripes falling from the sky.
deep brown waves and pale fingers falling from my head.
kneeling in a field behind a church with a razor to the back of my neck
Or maybe I found Him
My family:
Buddhists
My friends:
Christians
Myself:
Lost
This was me in the past year
Drowning in unexpected tears of confusion that led me towards God
There was a special woman in the Bible and her name was Ruth.She was loyal to her Mother-In-Law and God and that is the truth.Ruth's Mother-In-Law was named Naomi and Ruth soon became a widow.
One day, the veil
was blown away.
And I saw Him,
like the flowers in May.
His eyes were bright, deep,
Our lives are like a song.
God is the composer
and we are the musicians.
We never meet His
full expectations.
Thanks God for letting me wake up today.Thanks God for letting me live another day.Thanks God for letting me have food and not to suffer from starvation.
In the beginning, God was the only one who had the gift of existence and he shared that gift with us.God also gave the gift of existence to Jesus and the angels and if you ask me, that was generous.
Watching from above,
He could only view the world below
As a terrible mistake.
Wars rage,
Temperaments are high,
The people are corrupt.
His peaceful dream,
The one with Adam and Eve,
Do you ever say thank you to Him?
"God i just had the best the day, thank you again."
I'm not saying I believe , I'm not saying there's an ounce of Christian in me .
Martin Luther King JR. has his own holiday, God should be given a holiday too.God deserves to be given a holiday, that is what our Government should do.
Too many people don't believe in The Almighty God anymore.They don't believe in him, God is somebody who they ignore.So many of today's people are non-religious, they believe that God isn't real.
test me
i dare you:
because one day i will have had enough
and you will realize that though i may be a freak
i am a freak to be reckoned with
so remember that when you go to push me down
As ink ridden eyes
Gaze into white skies
The world, a canvas
The painter, relentless
The brush he holds
A stroke of gold
My cousin has seen many Bibles that people have thrown away.Bibles are our greatest possessions, the world has seen better days.The Bible is like a letter from God and that makes it unique.
A crown of thorns
i bow before,
but know no other king;
And nations fall
when they hear the call;
that only God can sing
relief, repent rejoice
as our king has again returned
Stumble, trip and fall
I will arise once more
No weight may break me
No obstacle may bar me
I will overcome it all
No demon shall sway me
Is it the ambitious girl dream?
To wake up not knowing what the day may bring?
Or is it knowing that through trials, and tribulations
She will remain!
Is it the ambitious girl dream?
God has given me the will and the skill to greet the day
I wake up joyful He has given me a way to greet the day
He helps me overcome every barrier He is my carrier
This is how I greet the day
Satan is working extra hard and he's coming after me and you.We must resist his evil temptations, that is what we must do.When Lucifer makes people do us wrong, it's best to forgive them.
If you feel worthless and think that nobody cares, it's not true.You are priceess in the eyes of God and he won't abandon you.When some people feel anxious and depressed,
I greet the day with gratitude laced with longing.
This hunger animates my entire being,
Sharpening my senses, a new way of seeing.
The pursuit of Light is my soul's calling.
I am a Light Huntress.
Crying
Without holding back the tears
Has become a habit for me.
Almost everyday,
I either watch something sad
Or think about something that saddens me.
But it always happens in the night,
I wake up with anchors tied to my limbs, a burden too big to toss
I open my eyes attempt to arise but fatigued my body's at a loss
The bitter cold runs through me, my blanket carreses my face
Today is the day
The rest of my life begins.
God has blessed me
With the ability to see today.
It is my day to
Right my wrongs.
It's not just the sun kissing my cheek and brightening my eyes
It's not just the chime that tells me someone is thinking about me
It's not just the wind flying beneath me as I ride down the hill on my bike
You have to know what God requires
In order for you to be what God desires
Never hesitate to take the plunge
Because you are never alone
God wants you to know how much you can handle
Because as a child
We sit around the table
While the fire dances in the air
Silence filled the room like a swimming pool filled with water
Eyes connecting
Hands grip tightly on one another waiting for something to be spoken
I laugh at the moon
And all it says
I cry to the sun
And it happens again
It's all a lie
These romaticized gods
It's all gone
All taken by the one
Taken by me
I commit treeson
Remember to smile. Remember to love
I may not know you, or know exactly what you go through
But know, God will free his people
They can put us in a box
Behind the bars that has the locks
Waking in the morning in a country that is free.
Smiling in the mirror because you are blessed to be healthy.
Looking up above to see a roof over your head,
Seeing people laugh
Making people smile
These are just some things
That make it all worthwhile
What's the point of life?
The point of life is this:
Giving real effort towards
If only for a moment, the tireless dictionary does not entirely fulfill the feeling.
It cannot serve to support the brilliance of this eve of respite.
It was said. , I'm square as a block
But a block head I'm not
I turn away from the way of that's not right
And walk towards Wisdom & HIS insight
In HIM I am made strong
No longer do I want to do wrong
There are those who know
But refuse to grow
They had a taste of the truth
And walking around not showing any proof
For they are corrupted and want the way of wrong
And choose to follow those that are gone
The invisible force blowing the trees
The flowers blooming and blossoming with glee
With each and every day
The Earth exhales in its majesty
Oh Rose of the Battlefield
Your innocence is seen a victimization
The demons belittle you
"God loves all" The scripture might say this
But you feel like you've been curse since genesis
Oh Rose of the Battlefield
a new poll shows that 47% oppose to kapernick's protest
32% support his stance
this is a numbers game
not surprise with these results
this brother is being persecuted for something he believes in
Sometimes, life can feel a little slow
A lot of people are only worried about one thing. Dough.
Sometimes this makes you happy
But more times than not, it makes you snappy.
I, however, like to focus on my life
The stained glass sounds like a wind chime as it fallsThat wind, like the choir, brings God back from the dead.Maybe there is still a pew with a wrinkled hymnbook
When I was a young boy, I had a conversation with my mother.
I asked her why she gave me the nickname "Chipmunk,"
And she said it was because I had the eyes of a chipmunk,
Bright and curious and full of life,
to write?
to right the wrongs?
for the right of way?
today? Is that right?
to be Christened in Christ’s' rite?
right?
I bought a picture of Jesus and it's hanging on my wall.When a man walks with Jesus, he has it all.Jesus lived on Earth and died t pay for our sins.Without him and his father, manind can not win.
I was stopped by a man in a room made of gold
He sat and told me his life story
yet he couldn't look me in the eyes
as he called me beautiful
We were both looking for "God" in all the wrong places
I listen deep,
I stand in the sunrise.
I make a leap,
I am a surprise.
The sun beams hit my coffee,
I sip and read in devotion.
This day is meant for me,
To be an inspiration.
She wakes up to the cries of her hungry child.
Another night another hungry tummy experience.
She hobbles to her baby’s cot,
And feeds her from a dry breast,
Before taking a cup of dirty water,
trigger touch
to end a life
throw a punch
or grab a knife
but why tell me why?
is it so you feel alive?
or is it because you hate goodbyes?
well look me, look into my eyes
A question rises out of the dark,
Spoken quickly, it darts like a spark
Into the ears of waiting minds
And behind closed eyes the question lies:
"For what purpose each day do you rise?"
NO I DON'T WANT YOUR DIVINE WORDS AND SWEET FEELINGS AND I DONT WANT TO FIND YOU HIDDEN INBETWEEN THE LINES OF A BOOK I JUST HAPPENED TO PICK UP AND I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT THE SKY AND BE BROKEN BY SOME GREATNESS
NO
His Love
It envelops me in happiness
It makes my heart sing a song
It pulls back the curtain of confusion
It teaches me right from wrong
It shows me the purpose of life
To most people love is a word to be tossed around
or a feeling to be found
but what they don’t know is it far deeper and greater
and it is our Creator
to most people it’s a feeling or emotion
I do not know what I’m suppose to say
or the words I’m suppose to pray.
It is like one day
he was walking Your way
but then instead of seeing black and white he started seeing gray
Why is it that our Bibles are covered with highlights, notes, and dust,
but our minds are filled hatred, lies, and lust?
How is it that the churches are full on Sundays,
but no one wants to pray on Monday?
As I enter this day,
what most do I crave?
Unlimited, love-genuine intimacy
with someone who never leaves
Embraced daily close to a heart that's
He holds onto me
Even when I loosen my hold on Him
He holds onto me
Even when I feel I'm letting go
My hand's sweaty with fear
Worn with temptations
Disjointed with pride
in the beginning , God created the heavens and the earth
God created mankind to be a perfect image to Him
in His image, He created male and female
in that same creation, He made us
count blessings and look to the stars
for once the broken silence is ours
broken only by our tear drops;
and the sound of crying wolves
the anger always stops
and the courage all dissolves
Faith.
It sounds so simple.
A cliche some might say.
But to me,
Losing my faith would be as if I lost my sanity.
My faith in God is a necessity.
Without it, life would mean nothing.
Sometime I realize there's nothing left to say
When someone that you love says it's time to walk away and
Sometimes I know that there's nothing left to do
But pray these words come the way they always used to do
Work to live until you die? Or is there more to this life? Trying to build an earthly empire that will thrive, while working towards a distant dream that will never come to be.
Because Of Him I Write
Because Of Him I Type
Helping Me To See What Was Hidden In Me
All Things Work For My Good And His Glory
God Helped Me To Discover My Undiscovered Talent.
Everything in our life is a part of our story.
It is continuously being written.
There is an angel watching our every move.
With a pen in its hand.
I read a pamphlet that asked if religion is dying, it's almost dead.Religion may be gone forever in just a couple of decades ahead.Religion is important to me because it's what America needs.
I love
The sin
I like
The sin
I'm live
The sin
What was sin?
All for adjust
With sin
With god
With good
I won't pledge allegiance to the United States flag, I only pledge allegiance to God.Some people may think that is stupid, ridiculous and odd.
Your will alone, and none of my own.Whether healing or loss, I look to the cross.All You have planned, I may not understand,But I still trust in You, for that's all I can do. Since You know it all, on my knees I will fall.Every night, every day, I
Lord, I am a sinner.
This I know for certain,
Yet I am not actively working towards self betterment.
Lord on the rare occasion that I get down on my knees to reach you,
Most times I do not know what to say.
Cleansing myself with words from God
Uttered through melodies of Truth
Wrapping themselves around my broken heart
Soothing my soul.
You are the reason that I am broken
Thank you.
For had you not broken my heart
I wouldn’t have seen myself reflected in the shattered pieces
I am a poet.
My pen is my sword
The ancestors and God fuel my every word
Flowing out of this trident is ink from the depths of the ocean
That bright day bursting with promise,
That bright morning beautified by golden sunrays,
When my heart is light,
When I walk with my head held high,
To me, that’s a good day.
Every morning he wakes up and sighs,
To God he constantly prays.
He hopes that today is the day he won’t lament,
Because finally someone will notice his talent
As he shares his beautiful voice with the world
Afraid that there is a greater potential
a box they give us to condition in
if they do this long enough
they believe that we'll be trapped
trapped in a mindset that they control
No hope
No love
My mama told me that I belong in the world.
Now I never took her word for it,
For I never met a man who belonged.
Not really.
Not truly.
We are all struggling to get somewhere.
I hold her hand as her world liquifies through her eyes,
I listen as she narrates the lies,
Recreates their lows and highs. How time flies,
Only yesterday he said, "Surprise"
Proposing to her, that was so wise.
His smile is so enticing.
It yanks them out of an abyss,
His promises,
Are the music that wake them up in the morning.
I had a strange dream last night,
I was a cop in a lengthy firefight
I was scared and the long awaited back up was just not coming
Bang! Bang! The shots rang!
And all my mind kept shouting was “run Charles run!”
The night sky spoke for itself.
Emitting perpetual promise,
Unlike the pretense of your idols.
Your lens dotted with the dust of pastors,
Fear of heaven,
Mine clear with the spotless faith in
Music is the poetry to my heart.
The melody and the beat are what resonate within me.
When I write my own poetry
A god sits before his world, created by his own hand.
He thinks something is missing and casts his great tool down to add to his world
The missing item takes shape according to how he has envisioned it.
Who says that something is right?
A person with a degree
As if some how they have special ability?
Or a court of law—
Do they have the right to govern society?
If only He made me a beautiful nymph,
Though I do not mean to question my existence,
But I do.
You know who I love,
What and who I want to love,
As who I am for that lover,
silent breaking, day by day
against my will, I run away
afraid of those I used to trust
one breath away from giving up
Hope seems but a vague memory
Her skin: soft as the edge of her sword
And her hair: carved from the volcanic ashes.
Her heart: away from advancing toward
His hardline lips; and her faint eyelashes:
Disguising keys to his grave, shallow as--
I close my eyes
And call out your name
“Jesus!”
And there I am
Lost in blur
A dark abyss of nothingness
Everything around me is oblivious
It’s just you and me
Face-to-face
O Saraswati, seated on a swan
Lotus in hand, and clad in white
Mother of speech and verse,
I salute you in your voice.
Born in the palm of the Mother
And raised on her nectar
35 mph.
Why am I here.
42 mph.
I am nothing.
57 mph.
Everyone would be happier. I’m a miserable person.
64 mph.
I can’t. I can’t I can’t I can’t anymore.
It is a question
answers is
many thing about...
But
breath to breath
enjoy at live
god is dance
with you!
Stop your breath
anything nothing
god is always that...
Age 5, his innocence defies life. Age 8, he's smarter now, I wonder what'll he be. A fireman? Oh, we'll see.Age 12, alive and well.
thing is im weak so I fall to my knees I beg to you God please oh please help me I need your strength to help fight this painyou are my light that guides the night I beg to you God please oh please help me give me wisdom give me peace walk w/ me
Some days, it feels as though I have an identity
And others, it feels like I’m faking.
I am not a fake or a liar
Am I? What does it mean, the word identity?
I have always struggled to find the meaning
Fear's child. you only know the terrifying gripping fear
Pain's child. the deep and winding scars are your identity
Hate's child. the red hot anger is what makes you feel complete
Listen fool, you write and weep.
Go out and see, the truth that the world hides from me.
Why do you enslave yourself in your own emotion?
Like a man lost out in the ocean, drowning himself
With faith and devotion.
It has been quite awhile, Lost in a world I did not belong in.
Back to my roots where i was born in. Born again,
Never looking back to the past that almost destroyed me.
My mind melting, my thoughts clearing.
If you tell me again
That we’re no different
That we just happened
Our luck was purely evolutionary
I will give up trying
Give up telling you that
We’re different
We’re special
He whispers to the moon,
Have you really seen it all?
The wars and the terror and the art
Seen the righteous killed and the sadists born
i know it's a sin
to compare you to God
but damn
you're the closest thing to heaven
that i ever saw
I remember the day
When I had a lot to say
Not yet knowing Jesus as the Way
So my first thought wasn’t to pray
I didn’t know God was real
And He could help me with the way I feel
I read a beautiful book
It brings joy for my feeling
Heals every broken piece inside me
And gets my lost soul back with the peace it found
Then the ,
× in our votes is as good as the period at the end of this sentence
Viewer's poll for a fate that was already decided
Laws we must abide by like the Ten Commandments ,
the darkness consumes the heart and the battle with God begins, but with the power of the love is revealed through his amazing grace and now im free from the power of hell
I used to walk down a wide dark path.
Up until i heard a knock at my door.
A man was there.
He spoke with great wonder, with great words.
Its hard to stay on this path, he told me.
You are...
You are my crazy, my sane, my strength, my weakness
You are my law, my procalamtion, my truth, my forgiveness
You are my ride or die, my #1 fan, my soldier, my ally
I found god in a bloody field of wheat,
face down with ichor stained chains around his
wrists, throat, ankles, and abdomen
He was handsome in the face
I just want to take a few minutes of your day,To tell you about how we can truly change society's ways,There's contamination everywhere,from our televisions, our music,our food and things that we drink,
Sitting in a sunlit room,
I ponder how to begin
Words seem to distance themselves
From me after
So long a space
I filled with nothing more than
Wounded doubts
As I stand here on this nightand look way up aboveI see God's heavens in my sightAnd I'm overwhelmed with love To picture such a marvelous placeFilled with love and peaceFull of eternal life and spaceWhere His love shall never cease All of which I
As I stand here on this nightand look way up aboveI see God's heavens in my sightAnd I'm overwhelmed with love To picture such a marvelous placeFilled with love and peaceFull of eternal life and spaceWhere His love shall never cease All of which I
A little girl
She wanders in the night
Searching for home
Five years old with no place to go
She doesn't understand why
No one can see her
No one can hear her
No one hears her cries for help
His eyes
They light up like stars
When he's not being a loner
His smile
It lights up a whole room
When he uses it
His laugh
Sweet, it sounds with joy
Hurt runs deep
Tears are shed
Hearts are torn
Love is dead
Try so hard
Always fail
Bruised and scarred
Blood's red trail
Makes it's mark
On my heart
Like a bullet,
My body is a temple
Which I used to respect
But now, I’ve gone and fucked it up
My temple is a mess
Jehovah God gives people gifts, my gift is the ability to write.When we think about what God does for us, it causes delight.Albert Einstein wouldn't have been a genius without God's contribution.
Why me?
Empty, and alone
Stripped of my skin with my core exposed.
I thought it was a dream, when the screams wouldn’t stop
When my skin felt too hot
When my eyes got too wide
When I was a child, they asked me,
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A question filled with good intensions
Hidden in plain sight
like a lion in the prairie
He sees you, yet is not seen
He hears you, yet is not heard
But by the ears of the spirit
furious as I am, I searched for hope within my ravaging soul
believing that inside me, a speck still believes in life
thinking that beneath all these pain, my logic survives,
My life is quite strange,
I honestly don’t know why,
I’m sad nowadays,
It’s not like I’m hit,
They don’t starve me or hurt me,
It’s me who hurts me,
I don’t see my worth,
Woke up this morning sweating
Laying in a wet spot
The heat must be on high
Cause this house is freakin hot
I look out the window
The sky is dark and grey
I drank a lot last night
I believe in a god
But not a god that others do
I believe in a god
That makes bookstores feel mystical
That makes you catch a whiff of old books
That makes you almost swoon with nostolgia
Head, shoulders, knees and toes knees and
Head is filled with very foreign thoughts
Shoulders lifted by the harsh anxiety I’ve somehow forgot
I need help
I need something to hold me ever close
Because everyday that I look out of my eyes to peek at the world that I will admit I sometimes despise
I feel like I want to die
I need help
Almighty father above please forgive me,
My wife wants me to do a deed that my heart refuses,
My mind is waging a war that has no winner,
I'll express this today
That beauty in the world comes to me seemingly so quickly
At least until I feel like everyone in the possible known universe is ticked at me
I'll express this today
Mortal
the word which strikes fear in our bravest
and shakes even the most reasonable minds...
giving birth to ardency in apostasy
but also dogma, hate, and intolerance.
Everything has gone to hell
If you couldn't already tell
And I'm watching from the front line
God is calling me...
God is calling me
but I can't answer
No
Don't answer
Dear God
I know this is alot to ask
I realize the universe you bear
Of the multitudes clamouring your name
Begging for the same solace I am about to beseech
Hanging, high, out of my reach
But dear God
why did it take me so long
to realize there’s only so many burdens a person can carry
I apologize
I made you my mule
thinking you could carry the weight
when in reality, you are a human
Not even God's favorite Angels fly parallel to He
For there is always a higher omnipresence
A benevolent companion to admire from below
There's something deep about this love.
Deep goes the love that flows from our Father's heart.
How far does it go?
We don't know,
but yet we do know.
Because a man died and rose from the grave.
bow to no one
until courage becomes you
howl at the moon
because no one can stop you
fall from the sky
because up is now down
learn how to fly
don't just stay on the ground
I don't know how to write a poem when I don't know what to say
When I don't want to stick around but I'm too numb to run away
And I don't know what to say because that fear was all I knew
But I don't feel anything now and
Since the day i was able to understand the real world,
there has been this one man.
He is always here.
He never leaves.
He is one of a kind.
No one can replace him in my heart.
In the shadows
in the shade
when the hope of past things fade
forget the past
forget the pain
when all is lost, it's not you, you try to save
it's brothers,friends, sisters,family
“I fought in Vietnam.
Watched my men lay down their guns.
Watched the life of my old buddy, Red, drain from his eyes.
I heard the cries of a widowed wife,
as I told her, her husband died.
when did innocence become insanity?
even the voices in my head are sick of me
wish they wouldn't feed the beast
that I now have named Agony
but I swear it wasn't really me
it fed on words from humanity
Poetry – because practice makes perfect
Fiction was my first love, first poem I rejected
It was terrible – oh so terrible
Nonacceptable
So I stopped writing ‘em for awhile
Standing here, surrounded by my belongings
I wonder:
If the fires blazed high
And my room was to touch its lights
What would I take with me?
More important than air
Although His absence is not so immediately felt
More valuable than treasure
Although treasure hunters ignore Him
More a friend than my best friend since 4th grade
My feet walk over this earth and I remain ignorant to so many things. From whom the mirror shows me To how to use my hands But my mother has told me about you She kissed the crown of my head when I still could not see nor talk And whispered "Than
The LORD has set us free;
the KING of Kings has broken every chain.
Our GOD is breathing life into us;
IMMANUEL is making dry bones live again.
The TRUTH has given us a new name;
To learn or not to learn
To yearn or not to yearn
To see or not to see
What He could truly do for me
Stranded on a lone island
All there is, a never-ending silent
To think that I am all alone
Dazzled in wealth with milk and honey flowing, I look to my face
Silk from head to toe no corn in my row but my emotions have no place
at the mountain top, success on the clock with no sense of direction
Safe Zone, Safe Zone
shattered into pieces.
Running towards something,
anything to believe in.
Hope slowly decaing,
leaving me bare with darkeness.
Help, I need someone
I’m tempted to say oxygen
Were most critical to my survival,
Like a smart-alec,
But it only keeps
Me alive,
Continuing a process
His Breath
Began.
I might claim that
I’m tired. Worn down.
Reality is heavy.
Day in, day out, responsibility takes its toll.
Before I’m even awake, I dread the day to come.
If only I could escape!
Find solace and respite.
Beloved architect
Lifter of sorrows
I cling to you as darkness falls over me
Visionless unrest arises as fear echoes vehemently
But you are not shaken
My heart beats fiercely and my body fails me
I’m caught in an internal whirlwind,
no escape in sight.
Despair and doubt’s heavy blows bruise my skin,
sharp knife stabs of panic and fear cut deep.
Reality and my mind’s deceptions blur.
Even God has chains.
He is bound to do what is right based on his own written words.
Yet you defie those words, using his holy words for your own pursuit.
My eyes open,
If I was truly alone,
All I would need is God.
If I must walk by myself,
Up and down the paths of forever,
When a rough day has passed,filled with tears brought on by the persecution of my peers,I look towards the sky and see,that despite the storm, the sun fights to shine brightly.When the memory of my dear brothers last days cloud my mind,my heart sh
My life is complex, filled with tragedy
Two years had gone by and I was still in agony
My world was shattered
Broken and battered
I had no hope
How does a 17 year old cope?
God was my light
I awake, and the dreams or terrors of the night leave me.
You are there to greet me each morning, to assure me of my safety
As Your peace fills me.
Just as You provide for the animals that live outside the walls of my home
Here I am AGAIN
Not a shoulder I'd rather cry
Nor a friend I'd rather go to
God's the only one who can help me
He's the only one who knows what I go through
the only one who understands
o lord our lord, how excellent
thy name in all the earth!
psalm viii
the linen-draped priests can spend
all Sunday summoning up this
stained-glass earth-shaker,
I am weary.
I am tired and I need to rest.
Lay me down by the river stream and do not weep.
I am only going home.
I am going to rest.
I am going to have peace.
Now child don't you weep for me.
In childhood, I was cut off from my family.Unable to speak in and on their terms,I reached for the tongue long lost to me.
Desolated
Alone
I face the pale murky water
The greenish blue reflects back at me
I am scared
And alone
I cling to small promises in my hands
Only hoping
A mere flame
My cousin says I'm wrong,My sister says I'm living a lie.
But each day I still take a secondTo smile at the sky.
all around me
all i hear
organized sound
in my ear
analogous
to his love
hope within me
peace thereof
God I need you, can I take your hand?
You're patience and mercy are something so grand.
The things you give me I do not deserve.
But still you're grace I continue to observe.
You are my rock to which I cling.
When we thought we were blest,
HE sent us tests.
When we couldn't stay close,
HE arose.
When we were slaves,
HE came to save.
We tried to survie,
Help!!!, Help!!!
Somebody help me. I’m stuck on this frickin’ island and I didn’t have time to take anything with me.
Can anybody hear me? Might as well talk to the guy in my head
Jesus
He's not a secret to hide
Some will shame me for following him
Even some who will read this poem
I will shout out my faith
Not quietly but boldly
I will not let others influence my decision
Only on this island here I stand
Not in sight another woman or another man
I feel alone though I know I am not
Thoughts running through my mind
When will I eat again?
Drink or bathe?
If I was stranded on a island
The one thing I simply couldn't live without is
My family
God, friends, and my girlfriend are all considered my family
I can't bear the fact that people around the world are;
hundreds of souls gather round the Flame
their faces away to hide shade from shame
yet one soul searches desperately in hope,
to find one soul's heart not in evil soaked.
an angel came down to give me a kiss tonight,
a beautiful saint blessed my heart,
and God helped me up.
now I know that's all I need, no longer waiting,
happy with what I got.
take it step by step
I say when I feel like I need to run
take it breath by breath
I say when I feel I took my last one
take it hit by hit
The mountains bow down to You. Oceans cry out for Your glory. You have created us and set us above angels.
I've thought about this question plenty, too plenty to recountI could shame the number of ripples in the water surrounding theisland in which im stranded, with how many times I've rejected You.
A midnight sky that dwells within is one without a moon or stars,
It knows no light.
So my dear don't dream of dark nights for it is only street lights that make the night more beautiful than daylight.
God you got my soul. When I drowned and fell through water that shattered. All the broken peices that fell off of me. Like a puzzle peice. Instantly binded. You glued all the peices back inside of me.
A friend once asked me,
"If you were standing in the presence of God,
but behind one door was your dream life,
which would you choose?
I hesitated and contemplated,
but this one question I should have knew.
I sit here all alone—
In my room—
Such a mess.
I’m starting to remember all I have to do.
I’m starting to think about all that I could’ve done.
I’m beginning to fall in that hole I know so well.
God of mercy,
sweet love of mine, your love is like a radiant diamond.
Such love I cannot contain, like a blazing wild fire.
On the cross you shed your blood
for a sinner like me.
I cannot live without you.
The days of my life is surely like the speed of light. Making the decision of poor preparation is never really that bright. I asked the Lord God in heaven for forgiveness everyday. I feel my sins worry me and my afterlife, O Lord mercy I pray.
He touched my hand and it felt like fire-
Burning, hot, sweet desire,
He meant the world.
He meant the world when he said he
Christmas
Oh what a time of celebration,
When everyone you love come together with much cheer and joy.
Proceeding closer and closer to a new year.
You Gave Me Affection
In the year 2012,
I came to know Your name.
Your love,
Your salvation and inner flame.
You gave me hope
And friends who showed me kindness.
Faith
The unparalleled charter of an Island life can take you by storm.
The waves crashing against the shores to reassure that they are your only call.
No people, No love, No trust
I sit and ponder to the melody of muse,
Doth time control all, or am I misguided?
For if any soul be more than a mindless misuse,
and while passion’s crucial catalyst remains undecided,
What can't I live without
What I can't breathe about
Breathe to the understanding of my own self
What I can't live without
What i can't eat without
Eat without the comfort in my own shell
One thing I absolutely cannot go without is God. He is my Alpha and Omega my beginning and the end he, is with me through thick and thin he forgives me of all of my sins. I love God and I need him I can't possibly get through life without him.
Just listening to the rain
Reminds me of all the pain
The thunder rolls like your lies
Why do I find that a surprise
One thing I absolutely need,
Is he who leads.
My father leads many,
And without him many would be lost.
What is great is that we can talk to him at no cost.
Without him our hearts would no longer be full,
find me lost in the middle of oblivion
tied to a pole in my thoughts of just givin in
like I'm trying to fight the very waves of the ocean
cause I can't find a vent for all this emotion
Man cannot live without oxygen,
Nor can fish without its water; And if
No parent is present,
Can there be a son or daughter?
The moon, the sun, the stars and sky--
Are Fathered by a Maker:
Darkness...that is what I see.
Silence...that is what I hear.
Emptiness...that is what I feel.
All around me, there is nothing: no light, no sound, no objects. I am alone, with nothing, except...
I’m going to tell you something, a story of when I was just an adolescent
Not quite a child, nor a man, but the desire to be one was present
In my soul, I was thirsting, wanting to be accepted
(Breath in
Breath out).
My sanity has reached its brink
I take this time to sit here and think
Deep thoughts
Maybe even weak thoughts
I had thoughts on the bus today.
That maybe slitting my throat.
Or even my wrists,
Would be an easy way out.
I imagined the cold blade against my skin,
The warm blood trickling out. Instead,
I have been broken
and I have broken other people.
I have left scars on myself
and scars on others.
I have felt everything at once
and nothing at all.
I have wished to enjoy a moment forever
I believe in the Father
The Holy One that is
I never seemed to bother
With expressing all of this
Though if there was one thing
That which I couldn't live without
It would be the One we praise
All I’d need
Would be God
With His wonders he’d keep me alive
Because He parted the red sea when his people were being attacked
Made it rain fresh bread from an empty sky
The King of Shadows
Was broken in battle
When a man stepped up
and got nailed to a cross
but He was not lost
no, even Death He fought
not for Himself but for us
even our soul had been marked
Many misty mornings I CAST into the deep sea my net,
Thinking...perhaps, that ALL my efforts might pay my debt.
shake off this feeling
it's just a phase
but my heart takes a beating
when I catch your gaze
the time that he's stealing
my sould it does raze
but since I know your feelings
The Love that fought the Dragon.
Was so strong, so bold, so free,
The Dragon couldn't win this one,
So he was forced to leave.
The love that fought the Dragon.
was so strong, so bold, so free,
Black sand, burning my feet
On this island of pestilence I stand
Each step, a searing heat
But only my heart will it brand.
Around me, I am surrounded by dead foliate
Two things I can't deal with A broken heart and a new addiction The man I loved abused my trust And at the moment I got zannies in my system I'm just a young female trying to make it In a world where if we don't got it we're going to take it The
A cloud so unreliableto provide such decent shadethough many stop to watch themthey're perfect, they're God made..They're made of wispy waterso white up in the skycollections of lovely ice
In the finite plane of a lifetime;
Catching dreams and atoms in a jar
A unique rainbow ship to learn to steer
Through tossing waves of pathways near and far
The masquerade of time my biggest fear
When the ships starts to tremble amid the threatening waves of the ocean
As the sky turns into giant puffs of blackness
Hold on
Hold on tight
We were best friends till the end, but the end was too soon.
He said it would be okay, but that was a lie he couldn't control.
I remember it like it was yesterday, to be six years ago.
All I need is my Bible, my faith in Godpursuing through my blood and enveloping loveFrom the man who taught me to hate, and stole my loveMy teacher, my abuser, stole my heart away.
Faith, its the only thing I need To stay safe and sane Knowing God is with me calms me Through storms & rain I know he's the only one The only one who won't leave Leave me stranded or wondering
If I continue in wickedness, I’ll blow away: ChaffWhat a gaff am I might as well stop and laugh and realizeAll I need is your rod and staff to comfort me.But don’t let me fall into complacency.
All I need is love
Love is the source to how we are as people.
Love is unpredictable
Love is kind.
All Love knows how to do is Love.
If it wasn't for Love
We simply wouldn't be here because
**I had to seriously sit down and write what I felt, I'm sorry . I love going back to my emotions maybe I'll feel the same way before and read this. Maybe I'll smile and maybe I'll cry but I know I needed this outlet**
LISTEN, who told you that God could not be a woman?I am almost 6 feet under my own fearsand I have no holy power to turn tothat is a reflection of me.Who shoved their generationally skewed
The man who saved me If your world is darkIf your eyes are weary and your heart heavy If you feel alone and forgotten If you feel like your mind is an enemy and it attacks you with more ferosity than a starved man whom you've stolen his last penny
Of the nails on the cross through the hands,
All I need is the blood of the Lamb.
Of the Light piercing the Darkness,
All I need is the grace of the One True King.
Of the penetrating power of his might,
To live without the love of God
Is not to live at all.
It is no life to be alone
And alone to fall.
I know I have a freind in Christ
And that is all I ask.
With grace and love to help the world
I guess you could say that I have a lot of friends
I've never met a stranger and
My friendships have no end and
I say that not to brag but to say they don't depend
The Way
The Truth
The Life
What we say
What we do
How we strive
To be our best
When our Lord had the ultimate test
The Light,
He died for us
The Lamb,
Am I pretty?
Am I popular?
Am I nice?
Am I loved?
Am I a joke?
Am I stupid?
Am I a mistake?
Am I enough?
Can't sleep
My brain plays on repeat- can't sleep, can't sleep
The chant so loud it drowns out the lack of sound
Quiet! Can't you see, I'm trying to sleep?
But my own brain is playing tricks on me
Restless days have accumulated from the regression of my knees.
Parasites are sinking in, remembering the days I turned away from you.
This mistake devastated your heart, but God the heart is elastic.
You.
I have always needed you.
I needed you when I was a small girl,
You chased away the darkness,
The nightterrors that stalked my dreams ran when you shed your light.
I needed you when they came up to me,
When I cannot sleep at night and nothing feels right,
I look to you.
When you guide me on my way and protect me as I lay,
I will thank you
Like a drug it takes you overAnd it never let's you goYou try n' get away from it, but it never gives you up
Like a child, I will believe every word you say no matter how ridiculous it may sound.
And every time someone tries to convince me otherwise I will interupt them with "but my Daddy said..."
There’s a question I want to ask.
It’s a small question, and it’s certainly not important.
It’s petty, irrelevant.
Have Faith
Faith we cannot live without
A life without it,
Is it a life at all? No
The idea of believing that crumbling humanity will overcome the odds
In the midst of chaos
stands a lone rock.
This rock doesn't waver
nor does it speak.
It just sits there,
before the fray and
watches.
Everything around the
rock, leans forward
We try to put Him in a boxWe look at all the verses in all the booksAnd try to fully describe him in one sentenceWe create images to know how he looksAnd shy away from confusing things that make us tenseWe jump to conclusions about who he isWithou
Lost in common misconceptions
and perceptions
From society's closed eyes
Searching for direction
In the darkness of deception
Deciphering the lies
With my mind's eye
He is like the father I never had,
The one I go to when I am sad,
The one who I thank when I am filled with joy,
Be free of mind and spirit. Let God be in control.
He will show you the way,
to achieve your final goal.
Fighting what He tells you, just takes more time away.
His kind was not meant to dream—no, that gift
Was reserved for others. Not for him.
But he did dream—horribly vivid, raw
Dreams of blood and triumph and ichor.
after a dose of His word, everything else feels lesser.
like plastic or weightless.
it feels frail and meaningless and my interest in it lasts long enough for me to pick it up then toss it down.
In this life, people tend to cling to material things for comfort, such as a childhood blanket or neckless, a good novel about a fellow traveler, or an expensive garment.
As for myself, all of these things are important to me, but,
Jesus, He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings,Jesus, He is the Son of God and God's Word is the truth of all things,Jesus, He is God
"The girl that on one sees
A season she can't control
Pent up emotion she cannot free
This time it's taking it's toll
Down on bended knee
Not freely these tears roll
The breaking burning plea
"Thought she was alone
And still she prayed
Her hurt reached further than her bones
And still she stayed
Her mind can't handle control
Instead she gave
Through Him her love would reach a world
"Find yourself
Your not from here
Your fatal flaw
Your fatal fear
Find you friend
Keep them near
Into the depths
Over the edge you peer
"I call out
Is no one there?
The imagination
Of the atmosphere
I called out
My memories stare
The past and present
Of ones held dear
Icalled out
But not in fear
"Ok
did that word escape my lips again
Afaid
When did I start with just pretend
Relief
Is there none here now for me?
Believe
I'm strong enough with Him
Courage
The billowing wind, the scent of the sea
The crash of the waves, the sound of silence
And me.
The darkness falls, yet stars gleam bright
As seraphs-in shadows-stand guard,
"Called upun this story
But was it fear or fate?
Not in it for the glory
Don't want to feel their hate
But my life is not so boring
As for me? I'm no saint
Though now I know who the Lord is
We were poles apartDestined to come togetherIn the name of God,Love and friendshipWe took the leap of faithSometimes our paths were darkSometimes they were brightWe were co
"Stop with the lies
And the hate
And the hurt
Filled with their cries
Cause we treat them
Like dirt
A small child shies
At a hand
Raised to hurt
This word is not mine
"The soldier
Wounded in the fight
The lawyer
Finding out whats right
The paster
Showing others light
The family
Holding on so tight
The author
Giving courage when he writes
" Contradicting
Try predicting
Always working
Know your earning
But never learning
All are hurting
But the tables are turning
Some are yearning
For the fire burning
"Falling up
No longer stuck
It's more than luck
I know because
You lift me up
When life was tough
You showed me love
More than enough
From heaven above
It's you i'm proud of
"When the city falls asleep
Your promise you do keep
To guide our silent footsteps
Give us limits to test
Till our bodies are put to rest
Set down in a grave
Silently we lay
"A fall from heights
A stray dog bite's
A single light
A slave girl's right's
None of these matter
If there's no happy ever after
But these thing we are
And these things we were
"The last stand was made here
Where life drained the hills
The last stand was made here
Where many were killed
The last stand was the last
Though he did not stand
He was hung on a cross
"Take me to the river
Where i feel free
Take me to the river
So forever I can see
Take me to the river
Where tides wash thee clean
Take me to the river
Where alone I can be
Wish for too much end up with nothing
Instead pray because God is that something when nothing comes
You might not get what you want but you get what you need
He is always listening, when you bleed He bleeds
Waves: crash,Sand: coarse, grainy, irritable,Waves: crash, break,Shells: sharp, jagged, painful,Waves: crash, break, awaken,Sun: hot, blinding, powerful,Waves: crash, no more,
I strive to be the tree
Who stays rooted with gentle strength
I strive to be the wind
Formless and ever present
I strive to be water
Able to become any situation
I strive to be the bird
"Love of my life
Why do you hold a knife?
Don't you know the love?
And hope from up above
The demons you are now free of
The demands that you must give up
But you afriad that you might,
Yesterday is gone
Today is almost over
Tomorrow is not promised
Tell those you love
How you feel
Don't be afraid to take a chance
Do something different
Confess your feelings
To someone
"He prayed
She layed,
There awake too tired to sleep
He forgave
She hates
Too hurt,but too scared to leave
Tears cried
Head shakes
I am yours my heart to keep
Can't tell
I can live without food, for he nourishes me.
I need not any money, for to him I do not owe.
I shan’t require a majestic domain, for one already awaits.
"A battle within a battle
A heart within a heart
I'd be lost without you
I don't know where to start
But as I look away
My anger turns to shame
To yell would not be right
A woman
Tall, intelligent, and free
Not only took care of herself
But took care of me
Eighteen kids
And a legacy left behind
OH My Lord my Lord don’t cry
My brothers and sisters do not know any better
My Lord of Lords sheds tears, cascading down unto earth.
My Lord, your tears are like the oil that fills my cup of truth
Innocent to the earth
Blemished before the judge
Blameless since birth
Isolated to the grudge
Two value systems
Perceive and Review
Man's disease and symptoms
Whether true or askew
See the thing about God is...
People
You, me, he, she, I, they, we...
People
love to forget their own purpose.
Love to live in the bliss or ignorance,
You don't know my story, you just know my name.
So dont even try to play me, you can't even phase. sway me, dont even try to shake me.
Just another kid right?
I just don’t understand what adolescence has to do with intelligence,
because I’m talking to adult minds and I can’t believe there level of negligence.
The day is cold,The sun's grown old.The sky is grey,I can't tell between the tears of the sky and the tears of my face.Yet, I will mumble under my breath,Hallelujah
Soldier of Christ
I tend to see too many people going through their relationship with Christ like it's a job.
Being a part-time Christian,
but expecting a full time God.
Lord, I sit here in longing. Longing for a family. Longing for a guy to share in a love only You can provide us. Longing for a man who will honor me through his love for You, his passionate pursuit of Your will.
I’m breathing
But am I living?
Do I wake up each morning ready
for the unpredictable opportunities of the day?
When a new door opens, do I step through?
There is one you never tell
One you never hear
But that one,
Is the one who tells you
The one who hears you
-Everything is god, a hard concept to grasp.
-To be able to fully understand this means letting go of everything you thought you understood.
-This means letting go of your preconceived knowledge on "how the world works".
Love like no other
Where there is no time
No place no wait
No expression
To describe
No voice
To express
No sight
To behold
No limit
To test
Nobody
To see
The world may be a dark sky
But God you're still my bright light.
You shine through the gray,
like the sun shines in May.
They say mankind will kill himself
But what am I supposed to do if I’m born in a war
If my life is on the line……play victim, inflame my heart with fear?
When the only thing I fear is God
Longing for hope ,
begging for more rope
to secure my hold ,
with every secret I've ever told
the rope never let's go
The meaning of identity
is having a close similarity
affinity
identifying oneself
to another
idea.
To be
or not
is no the same
you see
to be
means
My beloved,
Here we are, my lips to your ears.
May the sound of truth echo a melody in your chest.
I have given all I had just to reach you,
God Almighty by Christian Betancourt
How great is our God?
That spoke the very Earth into existence
With a simple breathe of air.
As I was descending from my declavity, with such an excessive velocity, suddenly I precipitated on a Holigorized thoroughfare.
I was four when you
first became sad.
Mom says that’s why you
came to live with us.
The doctors call it depression.
My skin, the cover of my soul’s pages, is soft
leather binding, knitted together
by the Expert Craftsman,
protecting secrets from
Lord, my God
take these words from quivering lips
as worship
hear my cry
take these tears from searching eyes
the stars have a rhythm when they twinkle
have you noticed?
if we could hear them, what would they sound like?
what melody are they playing?
WHERE ARE YOU, LOVE!?
Where are you oh love,
That tears my heart apart,
With waters of loneliness?
Where are you oh love,
That puts asunder, what the wind of joy tries to tye together?
Tiny bald head
smothered with faint peachy fuzz,
wrinkled clenched eyelids
hiding deep blue orbs,
unopened fists punch at the sky,
i was the nobody in the hall, the loaner on the wall, i’ve walked in those same off brand running shoes that’s why this new poem that i wrote right here is dedicated to you.
My anger
a tsunami rushed straight to you
Love into hatred as I scream and cry
up to the sky you tore away a piece of me
as I begged you to let me go too
Thank you, Jehovah for giving me such a wonderful mother.Out of all of the women you could've given me for a mom, I'm glad that you didn't choose any other.You gave me such a terrific mother, she was so special and unique.
Some people think that Jehovah God isn't real because he's invisible.They assume that he's not real because his existence isn't physical.Air is also invisible and everybody knows that it exists.
You ask me why I don’t believe in god,
I have seen god and that is reason enough.
1 I have seen god in the pinhole pupils of the street junky as He gets His fix,
The Painting of Life by Tristen Reese
There are different paths in life; yet life is like a maze.
You make lefts, you make rights ... but are you making decisions that are winning.
Bless me father, for I have sinned. My last confession was two years ago.
"I am" is a phrase used world wide.
A term used to define who you are,
but sometimes those labels are taken too far.
In a world full of titles- defining your destiny,
I choose not to submit or be lead astray.
I've started saying Grace, I thank Jehovah for my food.I didn't do that in the past but I've changed my attitude.Jehovah didn't have to give us taste buds but he wanted eating to be a pleasant experience.
We had some visitors that came from outer space.Those aliens came here to enslave the Human Race.I met the leader and he demanded that I bow down before him.
Humans naturally fear the darkBut welcome light,A bright spark,A flameHowever, light often leads to painFor it illuminates our wrongsAnd we are visible and transparentAll our sins apparent
I'm thankful because Jehovah God is the most important part of my life.I'm thankful to have two new friends, Jason Laster and Stephanie, his wife.I'm also thankful to have my other friends and my brother.
The almighty Jehovah is my Master, he is the one who I serve.He has my love and obedience and that is what he deserves.If loving God is wrong, I don't want to be right.He is my best friend, I praise him day and night.
When Jesus resurrects us in the future, we will live in paradise.There will be no sickness and no deaths, it will be very nice.Everybody will be best friends, we will all get along.
I've always been a believer..
I used to believe I needed to be inhebriated
to appreciate the things that he's created.
There was something about this smile, that I once always wore. This feeling of happiness, that I no longer store. I remember when I lost it, when my world faded to greywhen the bubbly playful girl
Adam and Eve were thrown out of the Garden of Eden because they angered the Lord.Jehovah blocked the entrance to the Garden of Eden with Angels and a flaming sword.
We die because Adam and Eve sinned.That is why our lives come to an end.Sin is what makes people grow old and frail.Sadly, we die because Adam and Eve failed.
The Bible is the greatest possession that we can own.If you live by Jehovah's rules, you'll never be alone.Owning a Bible is far greater than owning a Ferrari.Buy yourself or a friend a Bible, you won't be sorry.
I'll do anything you want, I'll obey your every command.I'll cross countries if you wish, I will go to any land.I want to be your humble servant, that is true.I love you deeply and I'll do anything for you.
You're moving in with your girlfriend and many people have congratulated you.You've asked me to do the same but that is something I can't and won't do.
Jehovah God becomes angry when people lie.It isn't always easy to tell the truth but we must try.I've lied to people in the past, sadly that's true.But in the future that's something I'll try not to do.
Jehovah God likes it when we thank one another.It brings him a lot of joy when we thank others.When somebody does something kind for us, we should say thank you.
Love can last however long you want it to last. With God's help you can love unconditionally.You can love even when it hurts you the most. Yes, it hurts sometimes, but through those moments you figure out who you are and why you want to be that.
Jesus was known as the Great Teacher.Performing miracles was his best feature.He taught us how to enter God's kingdom and live in paradise.If we love Jehovah God and live by his rules, that will suffice.
Jehovah and Jesus Christ are father and son.I'm in awe because of the miracles they've done.It was a sad and tragic day when Christ was nailed to the cross and took his final breath.
Once upon a time there was this little girl that was brought into this world
She was like no other
One of a kind
Had eyes so innocent
God answer us
when we are in distress
may You protect us
send us help and support
to make our plans a success
make us shout in joy
make us victorious
He can never be predicted
He even brings the mighty king's
down from their Thrones
He is never impressed
by their Titles the king's get
or for the Status these earthly king’s hold.
Part I
A sudden whirlwind
And a voice so said
Who, dark counsels
By words without knowledge?
Now questions are
To be answered!
Where were you?
Is what I want what I need?
Will you fill the void?
They say more than him is greed
But I want a voice
Does that make me faithless?
Am I too immature?
It’s what I address
But nothing is sure
To get closer to God, we must attend Church and pray.And there are Ten Commandments everybody must obey.We must live the way that Jehovah wants us to live.When we are wronged by people, we must forgive.
Amazing Awesome Adonai
Author of my life
Author of Eternal Salvation
And one with Jesus Christ
Creator and consuming fire
Spirit of love and peace
Who does not faint and does not tire
I feel
as if
one- by - one
bits and pieces of me are being pulled from my heart
very carefully.
Long strands,
removed by the Adversary
I don't have enough faith to endure.
What am I if I think of this?
What is this thought of mine?
What was the seed that from this grew
This budding vine of life?
Whose great hand that from we grew?
Whose great lips that give us breath?
I fear that I am a mistake
a mistake of God..
and one day He'll realize it, then I'll disappear.
No one will notice,
no one will care, some may even be relieved..
Each new day,
Something new happens,
Things are given,
Things are taken,
New experiences are made,
Granted by God each day
I done went up the mountain and uh i even back slid became a product of my environment I hopeless
told God that I hope this life don't last forever
why am I still here I know that there's something better than the chedder
i used to think that god listened to me when i prayed at night,my knees stained with remorse as i kneeled by my bedside
desperately pleading to be absolved of my human
i am a puppet, that longs to be free
all of these strings, pulling on me.
je suis une marionnette , avec des rêves de ma propre
pourquoi ne pas ces gens me laisser seul ?
i am a puppet, with too many masters
Some people think that Jehovah doesn't love them but that's not true.He loves each and every one of us and that includes you.God loves us so much that he knows how many hairs are on our heads.
Picture the summer of 2014. Driving on the freeway. Walking along the beach. Blasting music with the windows down.
Is this going to be a typical California summer? Not in the slightest.
Poets went from wrting poems to dirges.
Bombs too loud to be seen but refusing to be unheard.
I laugh.
A solemn thought of peace is too absurd.
God is our hero and I love him.He's our only hope in a world that is so grim.We need God now more than we ever have before.God can save us, he's someone we must not ignore.
There was a couple who lived for each other but he considered himself an outcast, a no one.
Two hearts that were one, just like two burning stars.
Her creator created a star for every day their true loved burned.
How do I let go of my past with him?
After all,
He damaged my heart, my mind, my soul...
Tears stream down my faceIt's just me and you in this lonely placeYou are so stiff and so coldMy baby, its the last time you'll be in my holdMy darling, I dread to say, "I'm sorry you cannot stay.
Power and shame, blood and Death
Pumping heart, lungs gasping for breath
Pray, should I do it? Oh, no. Never! Nay!
Please, God help me with this dragon I ever long to slay
Praise Jehovah, I'll praise him all the way.I will praise him for the rest of my days.I will praise him until I die and in Heaven as well.When it comes to my devotion to God, I will never bail.
I have three ropes
Holding me down
About to go in
A lake & drown
At the end of these ropes
Are three red bricks
If I were to cut a rope
Gravity so strong
No one can stand
Yet all breath in
What's not in His hands
He draws me close
He pulls and tugs
My heart beats fast
Because you said i was beutiful i began to redifined myself, God began to work. You loved my inperfections, my weaknesses, my hurt. You loved my scars from the inside out so I let you make love me emotionally and physically.
I wonder everyday what words to use to make you listen
to what I have to say
And if these words are the right ones to make your understand
I wonder everyday if my words even make you care
The sun, the moon, the stars and the sky; such beautiful creation, only a master can have such imagination.
who am I?
I am a surviver
because I have seen the gates of hell
open up before me to hold me and keep me near
the needle in my arm was just a temporry fix of how I felt
We live in a world of impossible possibilities
A world where nothing is really reality
Night’s existence has inhabited it’s customary frame of space,
which has been allotted.
I may feel alone but there's always someone with me
I may feel unloved but I know someone loves me unconditionally
To get on God's good side, we must pray again and again.We must pray and ask Jehovah to wash away our sinsWe must treat everybody like a sister or a brother.We must show Jehovah that we love one another.
With every choice I make
With every step I take
Every yes or no
Every stop and every go
A battle takes place
Not one with swords and knives
Some people plan to praise the Lord when they go to Heaven but they should praise him now.Jehovah deserves our praise and gratitude and if he were in front of me, I would bow.
Lord I'm coming home
I've wandered far away from you
The paths of sin too long I've trod
I've wasted many precious years
I now repent with bitter tears
I'm tired of sin and straying lord
Jehovah is wonderful and he deserves everybodys trust.But we're not essential to his existence, he doesn't need us.He doesn't need us but he does want us because he's full of love.
God created all life on Earth and that's the defintion of science.God is there for us and we can always count on him for reliance.When I tell you that God is a scientist, I'm not trying to deceive.
I love Jehovah and I'll love him for all of my days.How much do I love him, let me count the ways.1. I love him because he cares.2. I love him because he's fair.3. I love him because he's noble and just.
"More, more" they say, "More, more."
These voices won't stop.
This emptiness won't be filled enough.
"More, more." These voices continue to say, "More, more."
More of what?
More friends.
More money.
The beginning of a story is
always slow.
But soon enough everything becomes routine and
you forget
how that lull felt.
You forget how it felt to be innocent
and unaltered by
the world.
Jehovah created the land and the seas.He loves everybody, including you and me.Jehovah's love for us has no bounds.He's a friend who is always around.In a world that has been consumed by violence and greed,
In a time that seems not that long ago, I wandered in the darkness.
Life had finally came over me like a blanket of stress and pain,
causing my very being to grow angry and hateful towards the world.
Satan told God that Job wouldn't praise him if his life wasn't so good.But Job proved the Devil wrong and it's not surprising that he could.God allowed Satan to take Job's children and wealth.
God is his title but Jehovah is his name.When his son returns, people will no longer be sick and the animals will be tame.Jehovah doesn't demand our respect but he does deserve it.
If I were a duckling, the church was my mother.
I folllowed and obeyed to please one another.
I knew not why I'd bother to question,
Why I'd always head my elders instruction.
You're okay
Don't be scared
They don't hate you
Don't say that
It was a mistake
Don't hide your face
Yes, they're going to talk
Don't cry
I know it's hard, but you have me
LIght Shines
Illuminating
Dark Places
once useen
Beauty
is now revealed
in the Lord's
Creation
God
I don't know how to pray
I do'nt know what to do
I don't know what I believe
But I know I want to believe in you
Please help me to believe
Reveal yourself to me
Show me
Everyday I wonder who I am
People try and tell me, but it just feels like a scam
And some days I think I’m at the top of the world
And I start to see God’s plan unfurl
Awesome are the things
Made with Love Creator God
Has given to us.
The sky, the stars, and
Caresses from the bright moon
Are just a small piece.
It’s too small of a planet
To say Earth is everything,
To say the stars are there for beauty
And the moon is there for peace.
It’s too great of a world
To say God is false,
"Listen," they say, "for his graceful whisper. 'I love you,' He says."
"Wait," they say, "for his healing touch. 'I'l heal you,' He says."
"Look," they say, "for his understanding guidance. 'I will lead you,' He says."
A killer of beasts
Thats what I am.
A soldier of God.
He has chosen me
to destroy the Evil.
All of the weak;
a suffering man.
the devil persists,
but I am to protect
In sunshine or rainIn pleasure or pain
In trial or triumphYou are my Godand You are enough.
You make the day,and end the night,Thank you Lordfor my religious rite.
The Devil is trying to knock me down
The Devil is intimidated by my mental
But God says I’m the talk of the town
There is something about me that’s elemental
I know I might get bashed for believing in my religion but honestly I don't care. I have a voice and I'm gonna use it. I've been through alot and surprisingly I'm stillmstanding but I wouldn't be without god and my family standing beside me.
Here I am happy and healthy as I should be
Thanking you for each and everyday
But back then I was lost
Too lost to find my way home
Struggling to stay strong
My whole world collapsed
I'm Abraham and God ordered me to kill my son.I didn't want to do it but I had to do what God ordered to be done.I was about to stab Isaac but God said to spare him, he didn't really want him dead.
christ chose to lift her at this time,
"To die is better than to live,"
is written in the Book of Life.
God will never forsake people but many have forsaken him.We need God now more than ever because things are so grim.Many have chosen to forsake God and live such sinful ways.
I don't need to be baptized to be able to love and serve the Lord.I love our creator and I know that one day Heaven will be my reward.Being baptized is a good thing but to get into Heaven, I don't think it's required.
Through grace i was found
Freed from my sinful bound
Made a new creature in His eyes
I bid sin grateful goodbyes
Dear God,
As you end this day tonight,
Please give me time to reflect, my light.
Let me fix on my blessing and delights.
Thank you for them, my ever shining knight.
When I think of you, tears fill my eyes
I often wonder why me, that you have entrusted so many gifts within
I'm sometimes so afraid to express these gifts
But why? When you loved me so to give them to me
The Egyptians made a golden calf and worshipped it.When the Lord learned what they did, he had a fit.They stabbed God in the back even though he saved them from being slaves.
Blue skies, a sunrise, a new day has started.
Take a walk, see everything you love, then you say you heart it.
This shows your love; your love and appreciation.
I tried to end what life he gave,
I treid to end what I thought was sin.
Daily I thought "How can I win"
Within this horrible life of sin?
What should I do with something so heavy?
With ease I walk
in the confidence of my Lord.
His peace I stalk,
for alone I cannot afford.
I see His beauty
in all of His creations.
As Christians it's our duty
love you God, you make me strong. God is my bedrock under my feet, the castle in which i live, he makes me rest in the night. My God to whom i run for my dear life from a hostile world, hiding behind thy borders where i am saved
Some may wonder about God's love for you
But his devotion will never waiver
Hear his book of messages and pursue
And know his son will remain our savior
He was with you at your darkest moment
Knock Knock
Who's There?
Not me
Was it you?
Knock Knock
There it is again.
Is it something more?
A being greater than you and me?
A god?
Or a deity?
Everything is awesome when it comes to living life
But not everything is awesome when it comes to life
Everyday life is faced with problems and circumstances
So let me speak my mind in just a couple of stanzas
drink deep;
breathe
peace,
hidden,
in chaos.
bliss,
in terror
there is no limitation,
anywhere,
that is not self imposed
Smoking Cigs while listening to post-punk.
What a way to die.
Sipping poisonous punch, staring at neon stars,
observing couples symblozing the synths
Did I accept or reject the lie
Honeslty I am not sure
I am a daughter of God, but in no way am I perfect
I am not a perfect daughter nor will I be a perfect bride.
I’m afraid to admit that the reflection I see might not even really be me.
The more you live to love and give, the better off you'll beInstead of living more to take and "What's in it for me."Though looking out for number one may guarantee survival
Diseases are taking overAnd sicknesses have prevailedIn this chemical world of oursMan playing God has failed.And it's not just the pills we takeBut the chemicals in our stuff
Why is life so complicated with people playing hearts for diamonds and digging gold with spades willing to club others for their gain?
I’m just so tired of all this ad nebulosityBeing lectured on engine wear and motor oil viscosityBeing told I need drugs for emotional well-beingBecause I’m so stressed with all the violence I’m seeing
I saunter throughthe vibrant copseto absorbI becomeverdantI ama treeplantedby the rivers ofliving waters.
.
It’s up to us to make it workbut how can weif death holds sway?And yet I still say:no, waitone minute now, shut your eyessee it therein your mind’s eyeshining from afar
Shadder my innocence,
Erase my love song
The secret is written black and blue.
How did so right
turn out to be so wrong?
This is the story of me and you.
Only these walls
I'm all alone in this room,
Sitting here in my stone doom.
I'm all alone in this land.
I'm not part of God's plan.
No more, I can't.
Tears pour, I can.
the moon's like God's flashlight for the lost in the night sky;
like God's spotlight to let you know he sees you and that you're a super star in your own right with your own light;
like Heaven's porch light to let you know
The best thing that money is good for is that it tells us that God is who we should trust.In the Garden of Eden, God gave life to Adam after creating him from dust.
I didn't believe.
What happens when you die?
Is there a heaven and hell or am I living a lie?
I didn't believe.
You see stuff on the news.
You figure none of those things can possibly happen to you.
God is with me every day, he's with me everywhere I go.If people wonder if he will abandon me, the answer is no.God is with me when I'm at my house, at the lake and even at Walmart.Everywhere I go, I carry God in my heart.
Some people believe in Darwin's theory but I don't.These people want me to believe Darwin but I won't.I can't believe in Darwin's theory because it goes against what the Bible teaches us.
He was a man of God but that thug didn't care in the least.That animal walked into a Parish and murdered the Priest.When he was arrested, he said that he killed the Priest because he hated God.
You've brought me back from the point of death,
Into your arms of light.
I need you more than I can confess,
Helping hands touched my heart to an extent.
They saw and felt my pain, my distress and wanted to help.
For I am not alone
He is always with me.
This world is harsh
Filling with evil
For He is our protector
Our helper,
Our teacher,
For He is the One
That saved me from myself,
A man broke into my house and killed my entire family.Because of his corrupt lawyer, he was found not guilty.He killed another family and was found not guilty a second time.
To worship you, God
I live to worship you
In spirit and in truth
I live to lift you high
In love and adoration
I live to love you fully
Convinced of your love for me
Eternally encompassed
Decide
Take your time
Life’s too short
To waste on lies
Tell the truth
But only if it’s right
Right and wrong
You decide
I’m sick and tired
Of hearing that line
One day, a while ago, the sun was shining a bit too bright for my eyes, and for fear of not being able to see and to protect my face, I put sunglasses on. And well, you see, I am still wearing them.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gabriel. My friends call me Gabe. And my father, well he hardly calls me at all. How's that for subtle? Please don't feel sorry for me.
Each page is a date
The front is birth
and the back is death
the binding, no matter how thick or thin,
It is a book
Hieghtened anxiety before the cover
and praying for answers after.
We men have painted in blood a small, disproportionate portrait of our God.
Predestination of life and damnation,
One trail but two gates for the will-less cattle, and
Segregation by herds
People always wonder why the greatest & most loved people leave us. We are all flowers in a beautiful a garden. Some of us more beautiful than others, whether it be because of our actions, or simply our hearts of gold.
The Lord is my Sheperd, that means I'm the sheep, i have nowhere to go unless my Lord speaks, My Lord is my Provider, If He provides, I eat,
The sky lays low tonight
like a blanket of a flag on a deceased man
eagles fly no more
and the world we once knew
is covered by a blanket
of dew
But that dew isn't water
Enslaved by thought so I carry the tale with worn feet,
My kind was contained to cultivate something sweet.
Sugar cane working,
Rays from the sun start to sting-
My ancestors with worn feet wished for fresh wings.
I used to be a fan of bliss
Used to be a daily habit smoking on that cannibus
I used to be a fan of it
I blew it so heavly I used to just fan the piff
Mary Jane and I used to fly, I was her man to kiss
What if i told you there is hope?
What if I told you there is an end?
Would you believe me?
I begged
Begged for him to start life over
"It's moving too fast"
He only apologized
"But I will slow it down for a bit"
I remember it like it was yesterday-
The dripping of rain upon my window, the sound of the wind blowing across the city-
It's hard to tell you the whole truth though because I'm still trying to figure that out myself-
When youre all alone and you think no one is around. When you think no one else see's what youre doing. Look up to the sky, forgot about him, did you? God knows all and see's all.
What is my mission?
How can I inspire?
I want to make a difference, but I’m just so tired.
they looking at me like he never gonna make it
gave me a barrier
I'm destined to break
it I'll take it
give me the good with the bad i had worse
they say he not all the way there
well at first
The reflection oppressed upon me
cannot comprehend what’s beneath
my faltered skin and battered complexion
or amount to my heart that beats
passionately for music and
the lines of my poetry.
The unknown strikes no fear within me
The power found only in You flows through my spirit,
Like blood in veins
Abba, gaze upon me
Abba, You are light
Illuminating the darkest crevices of my path
He says...
"In the quiet
I am loud
In the dark
I am light
In the chaos
I am order
In times of lost
I am the compass needle that points north
These people be looking at me like I'm crazy
Like the shit I been doing ain't the right shit maybe
Maybe I'm loosing my mind
I haven't been feeling right lately
Like all these demons inside been tryna step out on me
The tablet hovers before my face
And captures it with an audible click
a still reflection of me
will join a sea of photography
and my lungs are about to be flushed
with eyes that are thirsty for their
The tablet hovers before my face
And captures it with an audible click
a still reflection of me
will join a sea of photography
and my lungs are about to be flushed
with eyes that are thirsty for their
The power of loving you is strong
It can move mountains
I may not have said it to you yet but
I love you
Three simple words that mean the world
Across the years in the sea
I wanted to see me under a tree
For my heart is long lost in the sky
I am going to begin to cry
My love is long lost
For he fell upon a cross
17 years young still don’t know who I am
17 years young I still don’t understand
Without the music, the pictures, the friends
I still try hard to make a trend
I just got to comprehend
Entombed inside me is something that is beyond this state of the world,
beyond all the reality TV show drama, the sex scandals, the murder-suicides,
what a Hollywood starlet wore this week, who got shot and blown up yesterday;
Go on to be with the LordTo be in His holy presence forever moreWelcome homeYou good and faithful servant.
Excuse me,
But i'm just tryna get your attention
from this world of mixed dimensions
And worthless misconceptions
engulfing the perceptions
that I am not beautiful
You see,
Looking in the mirror,
my skin leaves a message.
It provides internal and external feelings,
about my life, what it has offered and what is to come.
Living for fifteen years, has shown me a part of who I am.
Gone is the color in their eyes.
Because of the choice of one person,
On the ground, they all fell down
The cries for justice,
When these three went,
They all die down.
I woke up like this…
You woke up like this…
Who woke up like this? Flawless.
Saying we look so good tonight,
But how will we feel tomorrow?
Guilt,
Shame,
Nausea?
Sometimes the cloud makes it hard to think
There are thoughts rushing through my mind
People telling me who I should be
What I should wear
How I should look
I think I'm not good enough
I'm either all in
or all out.
A lot of people are wondering,
is there a God?
Yes, there is. I've seen him do miracles
in my life and in those around me.
I'm here to say, actually strive to show,
I am so flawless
Because God made me this way
Give me scholarship
The words hit deep,
as they penetrate into the complex ignorance lingering within
I cannot clear my mind
See transluecence equivalences admittance,
Surrounded by adversity;
expected to fall and fail.
The middle child over looked,
Invisible to one and all.
I try to find my place
I try to find my skills;
instead I drown in obscurity,
As a girl, im supposed to play with barbies, not with hot wheels or a toy truck.
as a girl, im supposed to have dolls, and pick flowers, for "he loves me" luck.
As a chick, im supposed to wear dresses, skirts, and make up too.
Love finally found me, alone in my room, despair had eclipsed this old heart like the moon, covering the Sun and blinding my eyes, I called out to God and He heard my cries, I still feel the pangs of being alone, left here to suffer my mind is st
They say it doesn't matter.
That they can fix things
With some pills, or a rope
And everything will be okay.
“Why keep going?” they say.
“Nothing that I do matters.”
“Nothing can help me.”
I'm human
I am loved
I am flawless and I don't apologize.
You're human
You are loved
You are flawless and should never apologize
We are humans
We are loved and We love
She walks in her room
picks up her razor, grabs the pills
she sits down on her bed, and she cries
"Why? Why me!" she screams
Everyone sighs
Some may even roll their eyes
I am …..
Broken.
By the strong reigns that peer pressure pulls towards me.
Constantly fighting the battle of not being lonely
No real father in my life honestly it’s not by choice
The voices in my head
Laughs and stalks
Mocking their way to my heart
My heart has a door
The key Jesus
He is who opens and locks.
The voices in my head
Laughed and stalked
34” Bust
23” Waist
Colored Eyes
Smooth Skin
Healthy Hair
Healthy Look
Size Zero
Photoshop
Airbrush
Barbie
Victoria Secret Angels
Perfection.
Singing Bells
Heaven or Hell
To live or die
To sin or to lie
To forgive or to be forgiven
How are some people afraid of liven
A heart beats
The new air it greets
My heart pumps
I’ve been burnt, I’ve been broken, I’ve been torn at the seems
But our future is the token; it’s the light at the end that beams.
I’ve made mistakes; I’ll be the first to admit;
To be respected, I must be trustworthy,
To be trustworthy, I must be honest,
To be honest, I must know who I am.
I am a child of God, the God of truth,
The God of light who sees.
We all have dreams, though most seem to never prosper
We all are sinners, nothing can save this gospel
The pigs we gobble, the devil we follow, the poisons we swallow, all lead to evil bethrothals
He called them to the sea
A boundless tempest raging
Those of little faith witnessed it made still
Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum
Made still for the faithful to come
Without the storm
Type.
Just type.
My fingers dangle above the keyboard,
Splashing each word, verb, sentence-
That comes to mind.
The words are like snow to me:
Soft,
Delicate,
And pure.
God is the only way
I wish people see that some day
Because we live in such a atrocitie
Hating each other with such animosity
To not reconize him is a mockery
Batteries don't last forever
Juice oozes with every standing O
Your rays and beams lit up
Penetrated the humorless
The light was sold with every ticket
The silver screen molded into a stake
June.. June 2014! A day that changed my life. That accident was horrific.Two broken ankles and a fractured hand. Who knew that something like this would happen to me? A week after high school graduation. But GOD....
One dreary night so bleak and grim, I found myself gone in spirit. No longer was I alone in my room, but alone in the depths of a pit. I looked around this dark chamber but only the full moon and Draco would meet my eyes.
Again.
It came crashing down on my windowsil.
Raking, tapping, billowing.
It clouded my thoughts, yet cleared them too.
It reminded me of you.
I think, therefore I am
But what do I think?
What am I?
What am I?
I am beautiful
I am free
I am the fearful and wonderful creature that God made me to be
I have a confession.
There is a someone,
A special someone,
A someone who warms my smile,
O' how cruel mine own heart be!
It cares not if my head forbids
It to love so as to not be twain in half again.
Life has its ups and downs
Mistakes and lessons learn
Friends and Enemies
And family and strangers
Life can display some of the sweetes shows
Yet it can all end with a dreadful nightmare
there's something so very strangeabout having to rearrangethe thoughts inside my headin order to go to bedbecause i just want to sleepbut my brain wants one more peepand, Lord, here's my soul to keep
She isn't hopeless
She isn't worthless
She isn't mediocre
She isn't ugly
She isn't alone
She knows this.
She feels hate
She feels shame
She feels guilt
She feels regret
A mother's love is so deep and true there is nothing she wouldn't do for you. A mother's love will always and forever try to protect you and keep you from feeling blue. A mother's love will be there for you on a drop of a dime.
A fear that cannot be tamed
An evil that cannot be forsaken
A scream that cannot be heard
These are the demons
Who haunt us every day
Who taunt the sanctity of salvation
After 23 years, the eyes seen so much,
trying to keep up in life, but its always in a rush.
High School flew by, Undergrad did too,
struggling to get by, while my bank account gave me the blues.
God wants me more than I want sin
God wants me more than I want popularity
God wants me more than I want wealth
God loves me more than I love my family
God loves me more than I love my friends
Mama's house smells of onions and garlic. Chicken is probably dissolving into a large pot of pinto beans, collards gurgling under a nearby lid.
Why did you decide to stay?
Even when I pushed you away so many times?
You came back to me.
I see stars. See in them what I am capable of
I see a heart. Broken in between happiness like hope
I see void. In this I have come to rest
I don’t see myself.
I see a mirror. In this fractal misrepresentation,
It can go away so easily
All this pain, this fear
This loneliness, these tears
I can make it go away.
It can go away so easily
Just three pills too many
A small slit to a fragile wrist
5 minutes is all it takes for a stranger to see what a wonderful human being you are, to become captivated by every part of you and they've only begun to scratch the surface, wh
"True believers are a dime a dozen," the old crow used to say.
"What's there to believe?" the young colt always asks.
"God is the answer," the immovable turtle proclaims.
Your love engulfs me like a wave
Overwhelmed as it crashes against a shore
You love me unconditionally
What is this beauty I see?
A love unrelenting
Strong and withstanding
Lord, how can this be?
Is it me or just the pain insideThe life I have, I cannot hideWhat I see in the mirror is so realIt shouldnt matter how I feelClose the door to doubt and insignificance
Oh Life, give me God!
Oh God, give me life!
And whatever else your capable of
from high up above.
The God who made the notion of love.
The God who turned a plain white bird
Diana, Princess of Wales, was right.
This world is very sick.
She said something beautiful.
She said, “The biggest disease
this day and age is
that of people feeling unloved”.
There is nothing more beutiful in life than love.
It's the glue that holds everything together, the thing that makes life more sweet,
I am as strong as the woman who raised me, I am as brave as the father who helped me, and I am as valuable as the god who created me.
-Brianna Todd
Being girl and growing up watching Disney classic
You think we all love the princesse
Not this girl, I fell in love with the Genie played by Robin Williams
His death shocked the nation
He is the one who stills you when you may feel unruly
He is the one who leads you when you may feel lost
"Who I am?", is an ever changing aspect. Out of all the people in the world I'm simply a speck. Just a grain of sand at the beach, my skin is the color of bleach. If I throw on a filter I can look sweet as a Georgia Peach.
I have left,
But I have not left your minds, or your hearts,
I am gone,
But only from sight,
In each and every one of your hearts my spirit lives on.
I know some of you are sad,
Upset, and
You give me tears, you give me love, but there's more you do that lifts my heart, eve
I'm feeling a little inspired today, I wish there were more days like these. Wasn't feeling tired today, Finally, life is starting to make sense to me. Why couldn't I figure this out before? Love is all we can give and need.
Refuse the flesh and follow the spirit. Lay down your idles, it is then that you will hear him. Jesus is the way, the truth and the light. You're never too far gone. He died for us. your soul can be made right.
Out of Grace
God it’s been so long,
I don’t know if you’re still there.
God, I fell so hard,
How could you still care?
Instant Gratification is ruing our nation,
but this information is on a need to know basis.
You flawed up, they’d say
You a mess up, they shout
Hair a mess, tears were more, they were cruel
They couldn’t care less how I was hurting to the core, they were cruel.
One white kid in the whole neighborhood
All my friends spoke Spanish but still I knew the truth
That every one of us wants the same exact thing
To find a safe haven and to have a family
A wolf alone in the wood,
Not by choice but by cruel fate,
A social animal without a pack,
A mind consumed by hate.
Will you not take in the wolf?
No, of course, no one would,
Typically, my policy is practicing self-censorshipActing like I'm masterful, with unsurpassable intelligenceIn actuality, some elements exist which aren't usually seen
Flawless is flawmore
because flaws are what make us human
I am not a perfect person
its an insult to say i am id be fuming'
It would suck to find out I was
Because flaws make life fun
So I just did a spoken word poetry today during Sunday Service and guess what? It was bad, literally bad. Bad from the compostion to the articulation of thoughts to the actual voicing out of the words.
How I am flawless?
What a bore,
These weak and fragile ideals,
We hold them close,
To build ourselves up,
But the world in its flawless heart,
Strikes us into chaos
How am I flawless?
Air, trees, and shelter
Hair, weed, and nectar
Material things versus Minor needs
which will benefit
the most when you breathe
seems as if the consequence is not acknowledged
until someone bleeds
I am from cells, built together to make my mother’s uterus,
If I wasn’t supposed to come out, then how did I,
I am from cells, built together to make my mother’s uterus,
If I wasn’t supposed to come out, then how did I,
Many times we sacrifice hopes and dreams thinking that by doing so we will achieve bigger dreams.
We don't understand how many we lose in the road until we look back.
Sitting alone on the grass late one night
Admiring the starry sky shining so bright
I could not help but be in awe of my God
Who created the heavens and man out of sod
Him.
He is all.
He is one.
He knew what would happen when time was done.
Time.
The time we live in does not last forever.
So how can one say that we will always be together?
It’s not a gift.
don't tell me things about myself
that i know are lies
don't say that i am not good enough
when i know the truth
don't say that i am ugly
when i can see clearly
We are the greatest experiment
We are a bio experiment
We are a social experiment
We are a addaptation experiment
We are ants
And God is the twelve year old with a magnifying glass
My soul cries out for You
My light in the darkness
The One who took the pain and suffering
All for me
A man unmarked by lie
Unmarked by sin
Yet the perfect sacrifice
Where are you?
In the wind?
Whirling round and round
Filling ears with the lonely sound
In the earthquake?
Dizzying destruction and pain
What do I look like in a room of others thinking, thinking out of this world?
No one even notices me, I past by and I get a glance if I'm lucky
I feel gold though,
If I'm going to hell
For my love
I'll be seeing you there
Cause god said not to judge
To the land of wandering
and stories that ancients told
Leaving us to pondering
The memories of travels old
To the land filled with dust
Eroded from histories stone
It isn't just a word we use
For when things will be fine
It isn't just said to amuse
Or recite a religious line
It isn't just a simple lyric
In a hymnal song
The Lord gave me a heart for the hurting
Allowed me to enjoy opportunities of which I wasn’t always deserving
Endowed me with the power of spiritual discernment
Enabled confidence to generate a lyrical disturbance
This is us when we get our pay check,Ok first thing first I'm going to pay my bills, my hair cut, and those JordonsMaking a list of all the priorities of me, myself and I But what about God?That 10% of our pay check,Tithes.
Your morning breath blew beautifully
A familiar funk stuck on the windowsill
I’d steal this stench and drench my windowpanes repetitiously
LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH BREATH PRAISE THE LORD!
JESUS IS THE ONE WHOM I ADORE.
THOUGH IN MY WRETCHEDNESS I AM IMPURE,
IT IS HIS MERCY THAT FOREVER ENDURES!
WHEN I STAND BEFORE HIS THRONE
1. As the sun peaked through the shutter like an unwanted mister
The trees sang their song in a wonderful whisper.
What uplifts me?
Such a simple question
But difficult to answer
What does it mean?
"What inspires me?
There is a lot of flaw
In an adolescent girl
Leading a women’s ministry,
Judged by the world.
There is a lot of sadness
In an adolescent girl
Motivating others,
Smiling at the world.
I am lifted by the Lord.
Craving GOD'S Holy Word.
Wherein my thoughts often linger.
Searching Scriptures pages,
Quelling this world's rages,
Finding Christ, Salvation's bringer.
I don't if is been the movies or my friends,
I have recently become an addict for a woman's fur,
their beautiful skin and beautiful lips make me go crazy,
if only I had a special girl that could fulfill my thirst,
Joy.
Happiness.
Things that decribe me.
I live for him.
He died for me.
In desprate times, He is there.
When no one is around, I know He comforts me.
We learn from His word and teachings.
When the world seems dark and dreary
And my chest feels so heavy
I gaze up to the heavens and smile brightly
For I am not alone in the world
There is one who will never leave me
How could this happen
I thought we were through
my inner being is mortified
We're waiting for you
My demons coo
they threaten to pull me
into the crashing waves
Sin is produced from the heart,
and it pulls God and I apart,
Yet we still ask God to listen to our heart.
We seem to only go to God in the midst of trouble,
Those moments when our sin points seem to double,
I run into an open sky.
I watch the sunset
and within the orange and pink horizon
I see me.
I see myself at just 5 years old
walking into a new surrounding.
I see my teacher anxiously awaiting
Wherever I am,
As long as I’m out,
Over the blue waters I go
To catch some trout.
But never after a full moon.
That’s when they have their feasts.
With the moonlight shining over the water,
(I wrote this in a comment to someone, but it is for you too, dear reader.)
All the world was dark
Before the beginging
Alone and stark
He began singing
A world into being
I stand alone
amoungst my friends
we have our differences
I belive in one God
they belive in society
we have our differences
they all hate
they mock
they laugh
Dear God,
I don’t want to be bother,
But I was wondering if we could talk again,
You know, daughter to Father
I find myself thinking
why so many people
look to have fame,
to have money
to feel accepted.
i used to think that way
that i would be happy
looking the wrong way
i was unhappy
When I was four I loved my brother and he broke his arm
he screamed and fell and I didn't know what to do
so I gave him marshmallows
When I was seven I loved a doll and I cut its hair
I know that wide is the path
And I know narrow is the way
But now the road is so dark
And I just can't shine today
This is a road that I don't know
But I can't bring myself to say
Behind my smiles
My good deeds
My leadership
My love for others
Behind the eyes of those who look highest of me
Who seek my guidence
Behind all that i am
I am paranoid
I was one in the dark, you know?
Following a pace
Destruction was its face
Tall and Slim
Dark and Grim
Too much to care.
The light
Was too fair
My itchy ears
i cannot find
those words
i wrote
how can i
when i wrote them
long ago
weeks
years
months
seconds
lifetimes
how can we
find anything
in this world
Gravity can pull me down all he wants,
but that will not stop me from reaching the sky.
The stars are mine to own,
and the universe is my playground.
Earth is a test,
Never am I left alone, 24/7 He's on the phone
Never am I left on my own, just a prayer and I can call home
The men who taught mehope were barely any morethan a couple of kids with
organ shoes that thumpedtogether in bags slung overtheir shoulders, always.
Children’s cries calm her pounding heart
Pangs of travail drain from their raw start
At last love manifests in blood-flushed flesh
Spirits sparkle in the commitments made fresh
39 Strikes of paint on a canvas telling me to,
Never Give Up
Never Give Enough
Never Give Up
Never Give Enough
Never Good Enoug-
Im Never Good Enough . . .
Negative thoughts
Leading to Emotional distraught
Making appearances that only seemed to be of neglect
Heartbroken to realize that people will never see you prosper
Your hard work neglected
I keep getting sad at night
instead of putting myself to sleep
but I always put up a fight
even though I know perfectly well
what it does to me
I believe we'll all arive at the same end
Somewhere in the eternities
We'll be righteous;
Kind.
We'll love Goodness,
and Truth
For now I am a learner
And it takes me due time
To the day I die I will search for it
My soul screams for it, it is in pain
What is the purpuse in my life?
I don't belive in JUST a life, there must be more to it than pleasures and sorrow
God I wish you'd stop by and say hi.
So that we can talk about life.
And answer all the reasons why.
Like why do we have to die.
Or why do we have to cry
And why do we have to lie
You will see a un-lit room.
Inside that room you can see someone.
That person is trying to find the light switch.
The person thinks they have found it.
Motivation starts to rise within this person.
Pain; exponential
Unwavering, ever expanding
Feeling; overrated
Consistent downward trend
"Fun"; fatuous
Ethereal, Unremarkable
I am an ocean wave, grasping for the rocks.
There’s no need for time, nor for any clocks.
God has a future planned, planned for you and me,
Sometimes I envy those
Those stick skinny creatures
Some call goddesses
Humans, not felines
Who walk the cat walk
They have two faces,
But one body
Click, flash, print
God do you hear me when I cry?
Do you feel my pain?
You allowed your son to be slain.
He probably felt my pain dragging that cross through a hot desert
Hurt and feeling forsake
Somedays I can imagine that.
You began your life with a simple dream...freedom!
A desire to live as you please!
The day you said no to your creator
No! To the very hands that formed you!
You denied your master!
IM TALKING BUT YOUR NOT LISTENING OR MAYBE YOUR LISTENING AND IM NOT HEARING
HEARING BUT NOT UNDERSTANDING, UNDERSTANDING BUT NOT ABLE TO RELATE
SPEAKING WITHOUT SOUND SO MY VOICE IS UNHEARD
I got an attitude,Attitude with God,Maybe I’m not supposed to say that,Maybe I’m always supposed to call on his name and give him praise,
God
I have been whispering your name since I could form words in my mouth
My first prayers were led by parents over dinner tables
The right phrases whispered into my ear as I eyed the chicken nuggets on my plate
Life is like a game of chest, so play it well. Love is like a game of cards, and some can't deal. My favorite cards used to be the ace and the joker but switched the game up, no longer playing poker. Threw out all the clubs.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
He saw that it was good so he continued his creation
He created Adam and Eve and gave them all of their worth
Heavy hearted
I can barely breath
Some how it seems like you're choking me...
With lies and deceit
That you do
I hope and pray I do not lose
my life.....
Which you wanted to control
God's HeavenWritten by Adam M. SnowA vision splendid of the Heavenly scene,filled my mind with an image so clean:
This Lost LambWritten by Adam M. SnowOh by the morning strike of dayand by the calm obscure of night,
I want to talk about Black Entertainment Television.
To discuss and describe the implements of incidents
that my people look up to as stardom.
We turn on the television to find our favorite male rap artist,
Have it all
from my head to my feet
no matter how tall
reach up and take me
I am yours
you are mine
the God who changed
water to wine
even in a blink of an eye
Growing up I only had to fear the men in white hoods, to stand against the power of the truly colored people.
Stained hands and I'm guilty
Lookin to the sky like
Lord can you hear me
Dunno what to do when I'm pushed in the corner
Can't fight back cuz
I ain't got order
I'm addressing you....you with the sunkissed slightly greenish hazel eyes and cherry blossom blushed cheeks...you with the dark berry skin tone and pure almond colored eyes... you with the corner store and liquor spots for teachers...
Broken people, broken things,
Shine and glitter in the light.
The greatest miracles to be seen,
Is what God can accomplish with the broken by His might.
For from great sorrow can come repentance,
Steeper up the steeple the bells ring
Chanting the enchanted hymns and songs no longer sacred
What we do hear, here in the chapels, the mosques, the synagogues
Is lust of temptations
Ratchet up,
Above the exponentially farthest stars
Because there is floating heaven without a location.
The only True God, He is whom I vomit words about,
You fell in love with a girl whom saw from right and wrong.
Who passed many footsteps in her life,
And knew what was going on.
Oh lord I say.
Who's going to ever help me with my insecurities?
I go through hell every night.
The demons..the company I dont need.
They're attacking oh father.
Say a word for me...
No, I don’t think you’re crazy
A little eccentric, maybe
But I’ve always loved you like that
Don’t I always have your back?
I was never the one to judge you
Instead I’ve always tried to nudge you
In becoming of what you dreamed
For all the love I have to give
No one can learn to live with it
I'm restless, weary and fading
Straining to remain the same
Another date, another day
No love shines in this shade
every night I rest my head,I rest it sometimes on a bed,my head is resting but my mind is racing,my mind is going so fast I feel like pacing,I have so much to think about,
I'm amazed every day by the things you do....
When all goes wrong ..I lift my head and look to you
For all the things you've gotten me through
i knowest not what else to do?
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I don't know where life or God plan to take me.
I don't know what this world will bring.
"Somewhere between free will and determinism I found myself stagnate, in a metaphysical gridlock not knowing what direction to step in.
I have a dream:That I will love you forever.And by forever,I do not just mean my time in Earth,But also my time In heavenWhen I kneel at your feet,In praise and glory,
Look at me and tell me what you see.
A young black educated male is what I hope you perceive me to be.
I have God beside me, my parents behind me and my family around me and I’m going to strive to be all that I can be.
Look at me and tell me what you see.
A young black educated male is what I hope you perceive me to be.
I have God beside me, my parents behind me and my family around me and I’m going to strive to be all that I can be.
i don't know what I am , I lost your hope and your love , but I can't feel a thing but hate .
A bouquet of balloons
strains against its bonds,
dancing in the breeze with
its anchor of ground.
I imagine releasing them
with scissors,
one, two, three, more,
watching them fly into
Why are you so down on yourself? Do you not know what greatness you have?
How do you deal with the negativity in life? Don’t you know what you are made of?
So I've created a mission
To spread my decision
To talk about my beliefs about the topic of religion.
A touchy subject, people get defensive,
But it's a result of the way it gets presented.
You were a great mom
You always did a good job
You took care of me and my life
And you were always a great friend
When times had changed I became the mom
I began taking care of you
The C word is loud
It is always in my face
So I venture off and find my happy place.
It attacked at my back
Fear crippling, questions surging
My perspective shifts and memories begin merging.
Imagine the moon explodes into a firework.
Imagine the sun falls to ashes.
Imagine this world as if it weren/t what it seemed.
Create the beauty from what you're given,
and make it your own.
Sleepless days, and cold winter nights.
Lord, I don't always pray with all my might.
I don't follow the Bible word for word.
And i tend to neglect you unless there's something I can't afford.
I want to do it right.
See, and that's my problem right there.
Because in my desire to do life right
I become terrified of making mistakes
And turn to what the world (the general consensus) says.
(Chiraq beat)
I’m no rapper but this –ish ain’t draconian.
Didn’t take much to pull me in.
God flow, time stop, anachronic rap bars.
Ahead of the years He gave me, ahead of the game I carry,
I can't hate him
I love him
But resentment is building
Harder to conceal
Holding this hot potato hurts my hands
It hurts like "man what happened to the plans"
It's hurts like "damn!"
Lord, do not forsake me.
Take away my homeland.
Take away my pride.
Lord, test me.
Leave me no place to hide.
Remove me of my sins.
Blind my eyes from hatred.
Leave me behind
Angry parents – at us or themselves
Angry lovers – heartbreaking rows
Angry worlds – they don’t share secrets
form tears on our pillows
We drink them away
till no one sees them glisten.
I have realized my past in a nutshell was a storybook of heartbreak, disappointment, sinfulness and
I've listen to you for far too long
and it's time I turn back to the one
who has never turn his back on me
So you can shut me out
put me down
even hurt me
take away my hopes and dreams
The female identity
Is not to be confused
With the male entity
On what they think
What they say
Or what the media portrays
And they?
They’re the men
and also the women
I wanna commit suicide so I can go to heaven,
But killing is a sin, so
I might end up in hell.
We are all sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father.Can't we all just get along?Can we continue to love one another,And help those in need?Can we bare each other's burdens,And pray for one another?
Is anyone up there?
Tired of wondering where,
warn out on wondering how,
and never getting a reply.
If evil is the problem,
who can give us the answer?
If God is the ultimate good,
Smart yet scatterbrained, darting about.
A butterfly, flitting from flower to flower-
The devil is chasing me
Always has been
Since the day I was conceived
He tries to make me give in
Though there're many enticements
And many temptations
300 years of slavery,
300 years in chains,
One hundred years of bravery,
This finally led to change.
Fifty years later followed Obama’s campaign,
Somehow we are still scared from all the previous pain,
For what you do not know
could be for better or for worse.
To say this one or that one
or what about none?
For what we see hindsight
seems like 20/20
But in the midst of the rising
The Logic Of Todays Youth
Many Young People Today are in great disposition
Simply because we refuse to defer from sin
You see its not that we don't know any better
Walking through life with no blinders on
no tunnel vision
trying to reach my goal but this world is is cold and such division
much derision
caught in the valley of decisions
Sometimes all you can do is stand.
All you can do is keep on working, pushing towards brighter days.
Surrounded by a sea of people, I close my eyes and listen: voices rumbling; feet patting, skidding, clicking; bursts of chuckles and snorts; sneezes shooting; people embracing. Now in the quiet I hear but more: the lub-dub of the heart
I inhale
lately the oxygen is accompanied
by a dart in my spine
a prick in my mind
And I'll be kneeling on the floor
Saying let me in too
For all I've done
Was try to mirror you
You told me to love
And that I did do
I didn't think you specified to who
I don't believe this is it
The do all end all
Of all things I coud do
Is finding love so wrong?
Because I don't think so
Is giving love so wrong?
Because I don't want to be judged
Threw it all when You lost it all
Threw the cause you find a way
Just to let us know and say
I'm with you today
And when you are beaten down
You get right back up
When you try
You never give up
Beauty is a state of mind
what state you livin' in?
when shawty broke my heart you were the one that mended it
back together
I never thought it'd be me and you
The things that make me tick...
Some you'l understand
others you'll get a kick
One thing is double standards:
Girl gets layed - she's a sex hazard
Guy gets layed - he's got swagger
I'll send a prayer up to the stars
And leave the rest to their keeper,
And perhaps he'll teach me to dance
Love.
It comes in many forms.
The love a parent has for their child.
Instant.
The love a dog has for its master.
Unconditional.
The love a sibling has for another.
Growing.
we've all loved
We've all lost
But all can be found
We'll all live
We'll all die
We'll always strive
For better or worse
To love and be loved
We'll find whT was once lost is now found
There once was a man
Who laid under an old sicamore tree
He was young but wise
And seen good in Gods eyes
He'd nod and wave
Whenever one called his name
He'd never pout
to be Heard
rip opEn the chest
And feel the emotions
Ripped from your lips
hear Me, oh future, oh past
hEar me, oh children born, old men dead
Now is the time to act
People always question how I live my life
They say I'm missing out from what I do with my time
But I've never seen it that way, although the feeling comes and goes
I will hold onto His promise because I know
-I walk into the restaurant tightly holding onto my Father's hand. All around, I see other guys.
The sky has turned grey, the world a state of decay.
What is there left to do, when they all count on you?
Save them from a god, who they think no longer cares?
Bring them into the light of truth and disappoint them?
There are many moments in a persons life, but the first moment is birth when one is born into a world that we know nothing about some say it is a beautiful world I say it is
I sit aloneon the ruins of human failure.On a stonemade of the promises broken.Feet underneath me,to stand would be impossible.I weep softlyon the ruins of human failure.
Look at me for who I am and not what you want me to be.It isn't fair that
After being told I could not bare a child,
by God's good grace I was blessed with a miracle.
How could this tiny human being be growing inside of me?
Oh, how do I wonder?
Oh how I wish I could change the past.
the mistakes I've made
Are too numerous to count.
I have failed too many times.
I have disappointed others,
And I have disappointed myself.
How can this be the land of the free
It seems more like the land of the slaves
Suggestive thinking rearranging our views controlling us were nothing but sheep to them
Xxasperated Irritated
Feeling the need to be Elated
Want to be liberated
Trying to fascilate it
Sometimes I sit up at night
I can't help but to dwell on all of the things wrong with me
i'm lonely most nights
I try to figure out why i'm alone
Have you ever woke up one day
And looked in the mirror
But this day is different than any other day
From looking in the mirror
Because you see something that wasn't there yesterday
You see potential
Is it mine to keep? I wonder and weep. Should I change my ways? I do not wish to disobey. Shackled is my heart in this decision, For the future is a blurry vision. The path I seek, is it labeled for me, Does good conquer all deeds?
Born with a story,
that includes all my woman ancestor's strength
that co-habits with my own.
I stand by what i believe is worth crying over
and fight until bloody knuckles are stinging.
Uncertainty that runs through our blood.
Future out of our mortal hands.
How shall my life go?
You are an innocent, rare hummingbird;
Constantly fluttering delicate wings-
Not flying, but floating softly unheard,
Taking what you please from what nature brings.
Every day is a gift
Wrapped in a present sent from the divine
Decorated in ribbon exhibiting the power of his creation
Strong enough to demolish all human strife
While a man aint answering his phone
Or at 3 in the morning, he still ain't home
His "Christian Woman" is all alone
Asking God "What did I do wrong?"
It started with four words
Let. There. Be. Light.
And so his light shined on the world
No brighter light that’s ever been seen before
A prelude to one of the greatest stories known to man kind
The one and Only God of gods, who gave his only begotten son
That whom so ever believes in him
Shall not perish but live everlasting, Amen.
God isn’t real you say?
Yet he surely is,
Was there ever more a morning in July,
Were a pair embraced
A kiss upon ones cheek, set the boy to fly
M'lord was that love,
Send a sign to assure ones tattered mind,
If so be it
M'lord
I love thee
As the sky grows bitter, finding us disdainful,
And cruelly draws its cloak of night,
Our fingers you mix to gently lull
Our unblinded eyes to rest and restore might.
My passion isn't like any other
My passion is the kind of passion
that doesn't point its finger but its palm
It is the air I breathe; it keeps me calm
therefore I'm not a tick...BOMB
Dear God
I don’t understand
why you would leave me.
I prayed,
my God, I prayed so hard,
I followed your rules,
I preached your word,
John, you were young and free,Fearlessly you fought when you did not agree.You were reckless to a fault,Had your knowledge come to a halt?
Enough is enough
I'm calling a time out on social media
The content of my newsfeed has been too far out of bounds
I'm calling fouls, for incorrect grammar, filtered photos, and warn out hashtags
What if I told you, all of you are wrong
You've already judged me; probably have been all along.
A tattered old man from the east approached
Spouting words of a God I'd never known
When all goes dark and quiet
You know my song has started
Close your eyes and imagine
Thousands of little lights watching
Can you guess where you are?
The slow humming is all you hear
I want to go home
So from my heart I write this poem
My feelings are becoming stronger
But my heart is growing weaker
As the days grow longer
And my head comes down with fever
The feeling that feels nothing
The thought that leaves nothing to think
Crying crystals that run down my cheek
Beat up what is life left to be?
Close to the heart yet far from man kind
Who told us that life would be so hard
Our past haunting us,
The future looming ahead,
We struggle to enjoy and succeed in the present.
I have given up the hope for my life to be perfect
I’m not allowed
My God is gentle, He is sweet, He is kind
He has given me my body, soul, and mind
God is Life
My life is not perfect
So don't judge me
I may not have everything
But I have God
God is Life
You ask so many questions?
God why me?
Why me?
My mind is exhausted, but I choose not to sleep.
I just keep repeating words in my head, knowing
I'm indebted to a man with nail-pierced hands
And my time-span is spread-thin
are we the glistening flakes of snow that fall
between trees?
the sum of every analogy
could not describe what I believe;
what being
human
means to me.
and if my god is out there,
Left and right I see a place to fall,
holding tight I suffer through it all.
God grant me courage,
God grant me wisdom.
To break this world's mighty wall,
I'll come running when you call.
They said it’d be a change
And it wouldn’t be easy;
Living a life like this
Isn’t a joyride.
I didn’t expect it to be
But I also thought I was stronger than this.
Last year held challenges,
Some that terrified me, some that didn’t.
All were conquerable
With the right mindset.
I made my plans, I planted my heart
Firmly, steadfastly into them.
Heavenly Father spoke to me
If only you could see
He speaks to you too
Heavenly Father told me of his love
For me and of my potential, here and above
He speaks to you too
The struggles, the pain, the moments of
happiness and anger all pushed into this funny
thing called life.
For the most precious gift God gave you it
teaches the differences between Heaven and
At night when I bow my knees
And come to You in prayer,
A gentle calm surrounds me
As I leave my burdens there.
If there are people, there are spirits.
If there is a God, there is a Devil.
If there are angels, there are demons.
One cannot exist without the other.
Shall we speak those days, which we do not speak?
Those moments were dear, yet so sinuous.
Our love was prominent, indulged with so much life, so prestigious.
Through the sight of human nature, minds eyes
Keeping these thoughts from driving
me crazy,
I watch the twist and turns of reality
and my life just passing by,
Society seems in a mess
Mothers cry, while Fathers stress
to be polite is a disgrace
as children mock you to your face
drugs and sex aren't hard to find
it seems as if the worlds gone blind
I may not thank you everyday for the many things you provide,
But I am very grateful for the blessings.
In times of struggle, you have always been there.
And even now, you're right by my side.
You make me strong.
i looked for Him
in the silver strands braided in my grandmothers hair.
i looked for Him
in the brown crunchy leaves on the ground in the fall.
i looked for Him
is it sad
that tonight as i prayed
i asked god
that if someone was to die tonight...
if someone who doesn't deserve to die...
someone who is loved
and is pure of heart
In society people pin themselves in categories
Ones that they aspire to be apart of
Ones they are apart of
And ones that they want people to think they're apart of
This causes shame
A mind can do so much,
Think , do, and feel every touch.
We know how much good it can do,
But oh how much bad it can put us through.
Leads our hearts astray in sin,
Tells us we need things that we don't,
We never know when we're going to dieor how long we'll live. So we spend most of our lives wondering why.
God, I just want to know your plan.
I want to be able to count the number of setbacks I will have on my fingers.
I want to know if my heart will still have to endure more pain.
I want to know if I'll get divorced too.
I walked a weary path,
Downtrodden and alone;
No friend by my side,
And nothing to call my own.
I sing a song to my Savior;
I sing it long and sweet.
The more days that pass,
The sooner we shall meet.
I know that I am not alone
I know that I am loved
So ask me what my faith is
Ask me how I know
Or tell me that this science thing
Has put me in a hole
You will tell me that religion
A fatal choice;On but a whim the world unmake,Could I,For this inquiry's sake:"What would you change?"
The swirling winds that-
twist the midnight sky.
The stars luminesce the
night. Like angels-
descending from above,
defending the holy town
from the shadows of
evil that lurk.
In the Great Book, it says not to judge. Yet we do,
Everyday.
We are taught as kids to live by the Great Ten Rules. Yet,
If God made me, and he makes no mistakes, then I am not a mistake.
I must live like I am not a mistake, and make the most out of life as a Christian.
All that I’m living for now, will it be here tomorrow?
Why does she keep coughing?
Its like she can't breath or something.
But I know she can breath
Because if she couldn't breath
She wouldn't be able to smoke!
It's the loudest yet the quietest kindIt's the easy yet the painful timeYou lie on the floor and scream the hardestBut no one hears, no one walks inYou just hold your stomach And cover your mouth
She lived in Kenya,
Only knew her ABC's,
Moved to America at eleven years old,
Taught herself English,
No one helped her,
She fell behind,
And yet her heart never failed,
To the one with unbearable anxieties and sorrows,
Holding you back from living and breathing towards tomorrow
Believing that the light of hope on your Savior's shoulders
Will fail to reach you in time
If I could gain the courage, I’d learn how to change myself. Not because I think there’s something wrong with me, but because I know that I can become better.
I'm weak in the flesh.Though my spirit is so willing Jesus!Sanctify me, this total depravity.
My life is in JesusYeah, a love that can't be comprehendedSharing truth, Jesus Christ's coming!
Why do you judge me like you know me?
What did I ever do to you?
I just don’t understand
How the people around me have gone so mad.
I did nothing to deserve your hate.
tell me to go to hell
tell me i'll burn there
tell me i'm the devil's spawn
i really dont fucking care
tell me you'll pray for me
tell me you have hope
tell me i'm not that bad
self inflicted pain
I'm pouring salt in my own wounds.
Stuck in the past;
time doesn't heal after all.
Thoughts in your mind
are constantly telling you
You're not good enought to weak,
The heart beats like a thousand drums
When in the face of inquiry to another
A yearning soul heard over melodious hums
When starting out
We are like a cocoon
All wraped up in love
Blind to our surroundings
As time goes on we start to break free
We find out that our cocoon of love
Was never what it seemd
I am from music,
from white and black.
I am from the performing arts.
I am from the swelling lungs
of asthma.
I am from the 15 years of friendship,
I walk alone, Or so it would seem; But there is One Who is always with me. I hear His voice in the wind; I can hear Him calling, And I hear His footsteps In the leaves falling.
Leave me alone, And go away; For no matter how you beg, I will not stay. All things go. All things die. All have done so, And so shall I. Bury me here. Bury me there. Wherever you like, I will not care.
Those long nights
You believed would never end,
Filled with tears and fright
That push you from the mend,
Will one day join together
By the hand of God on high,
And become a feather,
Funny how we used to be so in loveand the sky's the limit was a frequent term...usedthen abused! My hair ripped from the rootBeaten for just an opinion... bitten for just a word spoken
I brought you into this world I can take you out.
These are familiar words that every black child hears when they act up
The Father, our Father
clenches his jaw and whispers these words into our ears
A nurse has always been the one thing I wanted to be,
And I will become one to the best of my ability.
To cure, to assist, to heal,
Would make my occupation surreal.
We are made of star stuff
Sagan told me that.
He taught me that I’m ancient
And am new.
God taught me magic lived
And breathed and died.
He taught me that the sky
Sword bent
Heart damned
Salvation all but spent
Spirit slammed
God has left and went
What is to spare
Alone and never blameless
My soul wont dare
Walk on in disgrace
If you could ask for one thing, what would it be?
That was the question asked.
Well, I'd pull out my magic lamp and call upon my genie,
He lifts me up even when I deserve to have fallen
I constantly seek this faith and he guides me to my calling
He is an awesome God with plans for my better
He is my shelter in stormy weather
Eyes closed, mind focused, heart open.
Her hand trembles in mine, gently.
Hundreds of voices shouting, whispering, mumbling,
Cries of help and gratitude to the man above.
She sobs, unable to catch a breath,
People are sensative, caring and often kind
People are rude, oblivious and even blind
People are people and will act as they please
No suprise considering all the tempations of this world are just a tease
I heard the grass is greener on the other side
Only if you abide
By the rules they preach to sinners
Only those who reach it are truly winners
And the everlasting pulsing is gone
I’m coming home
Timeless Stone
An ageless face
Carved under sunlight,
Ripened by moonlight.
A tasteless taste
I have always felt sick, wounded, and worn.
I have been sick since the day that I was born.
My body became my own worst enemy
Constantly working so hard to kill me,
Living in amber
Rigidly transfixed on them
They, the elitists
They have no idea
What He and the Devil
Portend to reveal
Change consumerism
Habakkuk,
You stood on the walls and watched,
Through the long and troubled night.
You strained your eyes across the field,
Looking hard for movement slight.
Of secret shadows dark and dim.
every day i pray and talk to the lord, i try to grow in him as much as i can.
everyday i pray, i wisper a litte prayer. God is not like anything else before.
God is always constant and never changes, he accepted me as his child.
Time the biggest enemy of mine
You can never find enough
Always looking to rewind
Well that's tough
Robin Stumpfig
Rendering the common peace
Striking deep
Saving the light
Forging hope
Waving Beauty along the waterline
Proud, splendid, fantastic
Rowing among the brisk waters
Warming the bitter days
Never Forget
You Stained by bloody waters
A past haunts your present being
I see the pain in your eyes
The beauty of humanity
Rests under your soul
You died died so I could live.
You were beaten so I would be healed.
You rose so I could believe.
There is none like You.
Who is this King of Glory?
You are exhalted.
You're name is the mightiest.
The life of light is sweet,
The still of dark is not
As I sit here and weep,
My heart begins to rot.
My life without a smile,
The life of light is sweet,
The still of dark is not
As I sit here and weep,
My heart begins to rot.
My life without a smile,
A mountain of fear
A valley of guilt
A river of shame
And a world of sin
Do not bow your head in defeat
There are things we must not accept
I've always thought that dreams were unattainable,
Something you wished for, it's kind of unexplainable.
I've always wanted to travel the world,
Preaching the gospel, and telling all the boys and girls,
Every person has different thoughts
On who they want to be
We have been told since day one
that you can be whoever you want to be
At the age of five this makes sense
Remembering back long ago, escape velocity was very slow.
All the things back home I miss, I look ahead into stardust mist.
Increasing speed to gamma ray, passing thru the Milky Way.
I shall repent? I shall forgive? Woe is me. God will you listen please! Don't let it be. Don't shy away, have you seen what sin has done to me? There's a hole in my heart where hell has been bestowed upon me. Forever and a day...
The Ocean and Its Sand
The Pelican was there, I believe, though now long gone.
Still, the heart beats and the mind wanders on.
The early fog has disappeared; feather clouds take its place.
If I could change anything
You have to trust me I would
But I don’t know what I’d change
So I leave it to the Lord
Plans of the timeless Being
I trust in them like I should
They Offer No Absolution
If we’re born sick
But we love it,
Will we ever change?
If we wanted to confess our sins
Without fear
Of them sharpening knives
To cause pain
Mikki and Church
It might’ve been her
Or the life I lived,
But the results were all the same.
When I moved to this city
It wasn’t just another move,
It was the start to a dream
If Time passes like the wind
is it really that Important?
If people die every day
do their lives even mean a thing?
Why are we even here
if we will just pass away someday?
Why are we existing
There once was a world that was darkBut in one girl there was a small light.This girl was able to leave a mark
Cloaked by shadows,Enshrouded in mystery,You stalk through the night. The book is open,The fate unwritten,You search for what is right.
May we give to him everlasting glory
Alone are we without his mercy
We would be crushed and turned to dust without his breath in our rasping lungs
His hand reaches out to ours
Yet we are oblivious that he is near
I am beautiful.
I am bold.
I am powerful.
I am courageous.
Why?
I don't deserve these adjectives.
I am not always them.
I am weak.
I have issues.
I don't belong here.
God’s tears rain from the heavens as the innocent confess
Others are surrounded by the Devil’s hatred
Blanketing them in villainous greed
A tyranny that little can escape
O, Jesus, not in vein but with respect
Wine appearing out of such basics
What a miracle they must have witnessed
Did it come with a side of swine
The UnderDog: What I Do,
If You Were To Find Out,
It Could Possibly Kill You!
Only Started Out Afew Months Ago,
But Now I'm Sitting Back Watching My Cash Flow.
People Screaming My Name,
Jesus looks like me
Her face is brown
Her neck is long
She cranes her head
Over the world
She watched behind
Red robes.
Her curly hair
Stands up high
It sings praises
I watch over the world
From my throne above the clouds
Watching the people pass by
As if they think I'm not around
They question my existance
Their words pierce my heart
Why can't they see
My raging heart was tortured by my demented flesh
Temptations tried to eat my soul for evil
I was trapped in sin with no more rest
A crickety seasaw with an invisible old man on the other end.
You go up and down,
sometimes close to falling,
but you hold on, nonetheless.
My Refuge is in the stars,
where pain lasts as a faint scar;
my past, only folklore,
a long un-opened door.
Some believe in a greater being,
Some do not.
From what I've found true in divinity,
I found no to much more freeing.
But if I had a second shot,
I would pray,
You speak to me with soft words
The three same words as always
I don’t know how to respond or act
Blink.
Brink.
Sink.
We, the people, lose touch
Technology and sin are important
Glory of creation, not so much
Blinking, we reach the ledge
The rocks cry your name
The ground shakes
The skies in flames
I'm on my knees
I see you through the fire
Arms up, just longing
And what am I? Just a liar
But you reach down for me
Crying to You was not what I wanted to do
For You to see me laying on the ground
face down caused sweet shame so I refrained
Love is such a simple word
However the power behind it can put a person in a whirl
I can never say I knew love
Nor the powers it contained
Your love that reigns from up above
Is greater than any earthly love.
I am not worthy of the love you give,
Denying your presence is known todayYour blood and body keeping us goingSeems people are praising every SundayAlthough looks like thoughts haven't been flowing
Pain
I feel it taking over me inside
The cries, the struggles
The pain that needs to be set free
Why did you hurt me?
Why must I feel the way I do because of you
So many questions gone unanswered
I’ve always wanted to speak out,
Except I never really knew how,
But with the power of poetry and #YOWO,
Maybe my time is now.
I want to clear some things up,
Regarding my religion.
In a world of pain,lonliness and sadness
i want to be their super hero
with a magic wand that creates joy and happiness
i'll make all sorrows disseaper
and fill the earth with peace and content
"I'm an alien with a heart and a face,
I am foreign, but where I go, I leave a trace.
They told me my dreams were too far at reach,
but back home,
that's not what they preached.
Some say that the world is a wonderful place
Liars, all of them, the world is a disgrace
A place more tragic and treacherous than its ever been
A world full hate, violence , murder, and much greater sin
I used to think the only way to live was being famous,
To be the best’s the only way for fame to make a name for us.
But when all I had was gone,
I knew I’d lived all wrong.
Burning tears have purified these years
All the way clear and the desire’s still here
Segregation in every corner of the nation; from Alaska to Grand Central Station.
Lord has brought me a mighty long way
Not just a mighty long way
But a mighty mighty long way
He brought me through trials
He brought me through trauma...
Let me rephrase that
There is a vast ocean,
which engulfs every aspect of existence.
It submerges life,
under its path like a pestilence.
It has been present since the fall,
none can escape its wrath,
Did you ever play with a magnifying glass?
Sending rays of sunlight
Onto unsuspecting ants below?
I did, countless times to be precise.
I got a real big kick out of it.
Discrimination.
This nation.
No matter the class or station.
Unjust.
Unfair.
How I feel with this load I bear.
Prude.
Jesus Freak.
The labels they stick on me.
Sword bearer
truth wearer
covered in blood like Hanibal but I'm not a cannibal
I'm plannin to animal beats on all the flammable channels
Cant drop me with choppers or pop me with glockers
Resolution
to never be a part of any institution
to cleanse my heart of this pollution
In Christ alone my absolution
because mankind won't provide solutions
Sin
Cloggin my veins
Causing pain in ways I don't feign
to understand
understand me
I know its there
emotional connections lead to sin infections
I understand why you "believe."
We humans long for control. Desperately we seek it, always, but most when we have lost what little control we had and are left with none.
"God" is a defense mechanism.
I watched as I walked the city
Everywhere I see different things
Nothing lies before me
Not one second, munite and hour
Are you there?
Inside of me?
I'm lost and I need you
Home is feet running to meet you
The sparkle of a child’s eye
A moment of bliss
Home is the innocent laughter
The precious tears
A memory of a night
It’s so big you can’t even see the end
Full of mysteries
Things weve never seen
Each wave has its own story
How it came to be
They each have a beginning and end
A high point and where they crash
I open the window
and my hairs stand on end.
The clouds hang low
and the tree branches bend.
Triumphantly the wind sings;
WHOOSH! comes its longing tune.
This is one of my favorite things,
I wrote this poem because of a journal entry I wrote entitled--"Entries from an agnostic." T
You can damn my God,
You can wish me to Hell,
But what's it to you?
Just a barren prision cell?
I'd take that instead,
I swear I would,
Is there a nail in your hand?
Are you mounted on wood?
Am I not good enough for you?
To earn your mercy?
Are the hungry not good enough for you?
To earn your warmth?
Are the abused not good enough for you?
To earn your kindness?
The Child of Darkness
The Child of The Night
Searching though Darkness
Searching through The Night
Hunting for Brightness
Love is not cantankerous, nor aloofness
It is not easily provoked nor angered
Love is not pugnacious, nor stubbornness
It is not self-seeking, nor self-centered
From Genesis to Revelation
He’s held me at high elevation.
From listening to the Word and going to church
I’ve read my Bible and did my research.
God is my strength to him I belong.
He will never leave me nor forsake me,
Therefore I will never be alone.
He will always be there, just call on his name
A choice was made when I was small
A judge made it final; a judge made the call
one home no longer; my family in free fall
My parents splt up, but I don't recall.
Love is patient
Love is kind
We are made in the image of God
Love conquers hate
Love makes us human
Love your neighbor as yourself
Evil is wrong
Evil is sinful
Confusion.
Confusion between my legs
that goes against what God says
Feeling wrong but feels so right,
It sometimes disturbs my dreams at night
That tingling sensation, I feel it in my core
I feel as if I'm stuck in a cage, knowing my potential I bring myself to burst out in rage, this stage of trials is rough, as I lay under the rubble it is tough to see light, in spurts I try to raise with all my might but through the dust it's
“Not in Vain”
Another mistake, love gone casted to flames
The good went wrong, am I the one to blame?
This train keeps moving along, wait stop this is wilderness
My Father is the greatest
My Father is the greatest because of him I have been created
The difference in me is great, the becoming of my life will bring me to my fate, the mysterious I have for myself brin
The sky wants to sleep,
But no, I don't want to.
My life is at its peak.
There is so much to do,
So may promises to keep,
Too many things to move.
How can I live if I cannot choose?
Sometimes I question what I know.
In times of despair,
I sink so low.
That I dare
question even God
and I wonder if the Bible is a fraud.
Then I remember to be awed
for God did so many wonders
I came to college to complete my studies
To try new things and to make new buddies
To earn a degree and meet some honeys
I want to be educated on education
To be taught how to teach
Dead man walking
Sentened by the boss
Look who's talking
Sorry for the loss
Dead man walking
We'll get there somehow
But where are we now?
Let's get rolling
A practically endless stream of copies lines the shelves at just about every store we can think of.It’s printed so very often.By so many different publishers.
It all started one day
just an ordinary day
the first time they got together
the first of their new forever
Their love was expressed
as they got undressed
Still just another ordinary day
Stuff You can’t say to your Teacher
Dear every white teacher that I have ever had,
Yes,
calling on me
while my hand is down
to answer your questions
about the black community while
I am
Life is but a picture painted by God
Everything we discover and every step we take
Is another brush stroke in his creation
From every atom to every galaxy there is beauty
For us to find an adventure which is life
The sun smiled down upon the summer trees
That waved back with delighted desire.
Yet it shown not where she stood amongst herself,
Afraid to touch the face of death.
Something told me to take a walk.
I listened.
I grabbed the dog and out we went
Down to the woods where the wild things live.
Put down the knife
Let down your hair
Abandon those thoughts
You're no longer there
I was there
Watching from above
Answering your prayers
Sending my love
Once there was man who loved me and who loved you.
Because of this love this he did what the Lord called him to do.
I know you can do so much
But I continue to question
I live in a world that does not bow
But you are here too
And too often I forget who you really are
My adoration, loving forgiver
Dear Lord...I need to talk to youbut as oppose to all our previous conversations I would like to do It differently today...
You want that special person to be happy, even if that means not with yo.
That doesn't mean it hurts any less.
Sometimes you fall for someone and they turn out to be someone else.
It's like the stars are the beautiful ones
So much light calles
Surrounded by so much darkness
But nothing keeps them
Nothing stops them
From shining
You are the sunshine within me.And beneath me is where Your hand lies.Love holding me tight,Suffocating me with fresh air.
Dear Lord,
And then the thought vanishes
Like ink words never written on a page.
The words that fall like glistening coins from my lips
Lack backing in a truer currency.
Who is He?
By Jazmine Walls (October 28, 2013)
One may look at the surface
And things just don’t seem to make sense
Slowly sinking into misconceptions
Becoming overly frustrated and tense
Was this his fate?
Does your god make mistakes?
A splatter of cosmic ash orbiting naive minds
of worshipers.
But what a god he was,
For no reason other than: simply because.
Your love is a consuming fire,
The only thing that I desire.
You lift me up from the ground,
You keep me from falling down.
Dear God, give me guidance
Please just take this walk with me
For I've lost sight of you, and the Devil is all I see.
Lord, I'd rather be blind
Than witness nothing other than lies.
Stuck under the microscope
Pins through wrists and feet
Dried lips once muttered how to cope
And conquered Death’s compete
The seasons keep changing and I only grow older
In the summer i am wild and free like the bonfires on the beach
I am not searching for anything but simply enjoying life as it is
Life is simple
Then comes fall
Ever so often we get wrapped up in the he said.. she said..When whats relevant is the fact that HE bled.. Caught up in idolizing those who live the lifestyle of the rich and the "famous"
I seek no safeguard or heaven,
Nor purgatory or hell for crime,
I do not search for god or demon,
I care not for the religious sublime.
I do not want an eternal soul,
You say you love me yet I don't see it on your face,
seeing and believing are two very different things,
if you love me I promise it will not be a mistake,
through snowy winters and summer rains,
I allowed them to leave their misery between my vertebrates, attach their lust on the wailing wall of my body
Hide their redemption between my hips
If heaven is a ghetto Regardless Ima make it.Ima pour my heart out and ima let The Lord take it.Ima do good even when I'm in the hood.Dealing with the struggle, we gon' make it through the troubleHave faith in god even though his signs are odd.Alw
Age thirteen, beaten black and violet,
she hid from a man who was too often violent.
But Daddies aren't supposed to be mean,
or leave awful marks for all to see.
Daddy promised, "Never again."
No matter how much I express myself
and people sympathize to understand,
there's still that part of me that's
never really known.
All alone.
It craves to have light shed upon it,
I walk in, a cold shiver
I see a monk to my left
And a soda machine to my right
How will I attend god's holy light
By flight, By flight
Today is how I will be under God's ligh
Walking through the streets I wonder what comes nextI've been following this road for far too longpassing by hurting people as if they were enemies or strangerswhen they'd never done me any harm
Theres no rhyme or reason just changing seasons pondering, thinking without a doubt why am I so fearful without a route no where to go, no where to hide time is running out, I don't like this ride I wonder what if what if I could leave to leave th
That old book, in the corner, dusty and left behind. That is God to me. That book will always be there for me and anyone who needs him.
Your out of line
And God said to get out of line.
Are you too blind?
You are no longer bound
Bound by material things!
Yet tears come to your eyes,
Cause your soul is dyed.
Are we stuck in a lie
Between one love and much hate?
Suppose we give rules a change, maybe then they'll be straight.
Over time we will grow to hate the rules we have changed, but
God, I believe You are the One
I Believe your pure Oneness ... never re,pre, nor post
You are the One, the solely I pray
God, why You just stay calm to be blame?
I know You have spoken through revelation
I want to scream, scream, scream at the top of my lungs in anguish because I need to know that everything's okay. I'm afraid. I'm so afraid of something. I can't craft words around it. I just need your approval.
I'm a Strong Black Woman, proud and true.
I'm a Strong Black Woman, no matter what you do.
I'm a Strong Black Woman, as the sky is blue.
I'm a Strong Black Woman and yes, I've been through.
Another nightmare into heaven
Send a prayer to the devil
Tell him I am no longer his minion
No longer his prize
Things going through my head
gasping for air.
Chills running all over my body
thinking why me
Its my choice
Should of listen but i didnt
Should of cared but i didnt
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Being who you are in this day and time,
is looked on as being original
or being independent.
Throw in the mix of knowing exactly what you want to do in your life,
and knowing where you are going when you die,
It is okay to love
When I was a kid my parents told me about Santa
They told me about the Tooth Fairy
They told me about the Easter Bunny
They told me about God
Looking out the window time passing like Philip Rivers,
Alot of confussed civilians infused with lies on television
what happen to RugRats...Chuckie Finster? CNN is to realistic.
When I was young I thought I was immortal,
Conformity is like a box,
Your as sly as a fox.
You try to sneak in your ways,
This is not a game everyone plays.
Its so serious,
Dont act mysterious.
I have my beleifs as you do yours.
Company,
Mindless thoughts to tell them,
Saying what you think.
Bright one early Sunday,
He took my hand in his claiming it.
Choppy words and sounds,
Playing through the day,
Don't call me your angel. Don't call me your baby girl. I can't possibly belong to anyone. It's not by choice. It's just my destiny. I was meant to stand alone, an icon of myself. I was meant to be strong and a leader all my own. I'm hard to love
I am one with my soul and God
Granted my body to be on this world
But how can one, be “one”
If they are not connected
And they are slipping into this cruel
Savage beast we call solitary
I wanna be close to yoy every single day
I wanna follow you every step of the way.
Your ways are ways are stright and narrow
help me discern these confusing arrows.
It's the beauty all around, that calls sweetly to deaf ears. Persisting that it's presence be found, but not many hear. A voice melodic, story hypnotic, with love and sadness intermingled. Eternal love and freedom began with strife.
As you March through this life,
Your steps are forever traced-
Legends- are left behind
Precious Memories,
are scattered-
throughout this earth.
I stopped talking to godwhen I was 15because your eyes seemed softerthan oak church pews.
The scream filled his
Heart first
Then crept up his spine
And throat, where it lodged
In place.
No sound came
From his
Parted lips.
No words that
Could describe the
We hold a high position.Standing with a strong attitude in the way we walk and talk.No man will respect the women who can’t run her own race, but every man will respect the woman who can hold her own.
You planned their form in the days of Creation,
And You'll be with them 'til their final destination.
You knit them together in the darkness of night.
You made each part special; everything is right.
Life is fast moving and never stopping,
all follow the flow that She dictates.
She controls time,
She controls death,
She controls you.
She is the all consuming fire of pain and neverending work.
Time passes by
Is it already October?
The school year goes on and on
And I'm trying not to get left behind.
I work hard to finish the work,
to have time for games and floor bonding.
Its crazy to go from a gangster to a christian
A loud mouth to a listener
A gun toter to a bible holder
A brother fighter to a man molder
To go from ripping and running the streets
To hymnals moving my feet
"Saturday Night Live" a spokenword piece by Brandon P.
Let me tell you how I lived my Saturday Night Life.
It’s kind of funny, you see, because I’m from Las Vegas, Nevada—the Notorious Sin City
Never has my apology
Been so deep
As the dusk my heart was
Seen for its true self
In my eyes and those of my Creator
I am the older of us three,
As I know they look up to me,
They try to be like me in every way,
Things they hear they think they must say,
For it is not I that speaks of love,
It is not I that vocalizes the words in a praise or hums to a song.
The creation of this earth was not by my hands or the living creatures scattered on this planet.
He was born in a dirty manger
Soon after he was greeted by three strangers
They bore gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh
He was Christ the Lord they were sure.
Starlight trickles down the latticework
As haughty hearse tires grind past astral asphalt
As though recklessly inclined
To ferry death’s last claimed
Across timeworn cosmic avenues
Across God made time
I smile in the mirror,
I see something wrong.
I have pimples,
My hair is damaged,
My mouth is too long.
I say to myself:
You're ugly,
You're not loved.
But I heard much different,
I feel the gazes
All the sages in the world couldn't take away the problems
The lie they tell
Is only a part of the pie they say sell
When we all fell
We were told that it was what we were all sold into
These adversities take their toll
From the pieces of my broken soul
Each pain takes a little more
Leaving my dependent heart sore
I question how this plan was lain
Why I always end up slain
God's watching me. I heard his voice for the first time, today. He took the form of this homeless man at a corner stop light in Columbia . He held a sign Said "No money, just prayer" I knew I had seen him before. He had been there before. Wear
Each day I come closer to the reality of life
My world is changing beneath my soul
Wild thoughts run through me, anxious and nervous
I feel as if it’s all a test, just to see if I survive
I found him on the corner of Central Ave.
He just stood there smoking his cigarette
Making little white ghost with each exhale
Creating more clouds to shade the earth
He knows I'm watching, he's no fool
Do not worry now my dear soldier,
my hand shall always rest upon
your broad wide shoulder.
If fear courses through your brave viens
know that you will be safe.
I read your note
the one you haven’t wrote
only a plan in your head
to become forgotten and dead
The sky turns dark
A deep black
falls upon us.
The angels cry
as the Earth pushes
further away from the Golden Gates.
Twenty centuries of deep sleep.
The great hands try to shake
Who or What have made these creations?
Isn't the word of God final to all?
Doubt and persecution have lead to the fall of nations.
Is our mind really that small?
I dance because God made me to dance.
I dance because even though sometimes it’s the most painful and hardest thing I do,it can only make me stronger and more dependent on God.
She was thinking about windows
The window in Mr. McClellan’s bedroom that Tom had shattered playing catch
With those older boys down the street.
The windows in her own house
That could use a good scrubbing.
Daily I read a book.
The book of books, life, and Revelation of God to man.
I read and confess to:
Petrify Satan.
Astound the rebellious.
Consilate the critics.
Endorse the covenant.
Somewhere along the road to Zion, I fell from the narrow path
It's time that I return from iron, it's time that I head back
It was written in the form of lions, which created a clamp
Imprisoned Life
Within a cage the heart does cry,
No hope to stand against a lie
And beats in pain to be set free
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Have you heard the motto,
"Keep calm, Carry on"?
Yet, people still fret ~~
Staying Panics Pawn.
I try to keep Calm,
For every situation ~~
Cool sunset flows
Making golden rivers run over hope-smoothed rocks
Vibrant colors sharp in the sky
Pink like hope
Fading blue like faith
Deep kindness, rustic orange
Golden glories
Mournful weeping rips through leaves
And dewdrop tears rest so silently
And I sit here perched up high
Looking down at the time gone by
I wonder of the years I've wasted
One Day I lost you, disappeared in thin Air, I went searching for you but could not find you anywhereOh the grief you have caused I nearly pulled out my Hair, I looked up, down all around but nowhere
God I do believe...
I know that you are with me...
Everytime I think of you I feel free...
Your glory is always around me...
I just want you to be with me.
Oh God, I do believe in you!
The ground beneath my feet
Tremors with Soul and rational
Choking forth a dissonant harmony
The voice of the clock ticks
As I sit & think
My time begins to shrink
Sitting in a room full of desperstion & need
Trying to put all the beeds onto one string
Everyone's looking for their someone,
The one to make them whole.
Everyone keeps wishing,
To be a less lonely soul.
You hope that person's out there,
With all the love you need.
wasting time
watching the sun set into
a blood red sky
feel the dry atmosphere
take my life
saving (G)grace
taking the time to drive out
my fears and shame
breathe.
in...out...
in...out...
the calm rhythm of my day
undistrubed.
trigger.
sharply inhale.
remember.
"no..."
push it aside...
"focus."
Catholic school does a number on a child,
He never knows what to believe.
Dear God, that woman in the habit she rapped my fingers time and time again when I’d take the Lord’s name in vain,
I'm lost in these rivers of peace, Hope swelling and gushing through every pore within me, Love dragging me down in the currents. When His grace oh the unfailing grace sends me drifting up to the shore, And who awaits me there?
As the trees become pale
The life sucked out of fragile leaves.
The sky, covered in dull, meaningless clouds.
I watch as Earth welcomes Winter
With a friendly, extended hand.
pitter-patter like little feetraindrops tapping on mine pane
bitter burns hiss and slitherremembrance dismantles my sane
moist summers and eerie chimesfingertips lost within your mane
You brought me from darkness into the light focusing now on the right path rather then a crooked dead end. Trying to turn away from sin. You have never stopped loving me from with in.
Lover, why do your hands cover your eyes?
And why do you lock up your heart?
You let you mind roam free.
Yet, you tie up your soul in chains.
God gave you eyes to see,
but to you, there is just fallacy.
Can You hear me, God?
It's me again.
I've come to talk to you
about my dear friend.
She told me the story of
how she became
who she is today.
How her happiness
was sucked out
Dark and angry is the day
The streets are empty
The sun shows not a ray
Sadness permeates the houses
Staring like empty tombs
Increasing the thickness of the gloom
I wander through the abyss
When God came into the world, He already had everything planned out.
Even if he didn’t, he sure as well went out with a bang.
Now when he brought me in, I wish he wrote out a manual or a pamphlet
This is the poem I wrote when I was 12.
On the day of Nine Eleven
God was crying up in Heaven
He wept for all those who died
He wept for all their innocent lives
Because he knew me before the world did.
Because he loved me before the world did.
Because he cared for me before the world did .
Because he never doubted me when the world did
Am I the only one to look up at the sky and wonder
What is beyond the stars yonder
Like a sponge I soak up information
About anything that I can find
She grows in a special pot.Made of wires and fear.Commonly broken and torn through.But always put back in her place.She's cared for and dusted,Her eyes behind the glass box,Sees a world she can never touch,And a world that will never touch her.Sh
One day, I will cease to exist. I will be neither here nor there. I won't be ME. The notion that everyday Oblivion will seek ME, and welcome ME, Scares ME. What happens when I'm gone? Will anyone care? Will anyone notice?
A heart pure and strong
A mind so quick and clever
A voice that can reach out
A world to be made better
My faith has been tested
My love has been stretched
I've learned so much
But am blind to the rest
My mind has been trained
My heart has been weighed
I've lost so much
But my hope has remained
There is a time when one must step back
and see the tens of thousands of backstories
working together to build
one
using only the tissue of the heart.
They carve in and haul out,
I used to believe in 11:11 wishes,
Used to dream of midnight kisses,
I believed in these things and much more,
But all that was in a time long, long, before,
Before the boy ripped at my chest,
I knew that I loved God
and I thought this was enough
I lead retreat, I said my prayers
I clung to him when times got tough
so now you say I'm wrong
in believing what I do
All intellectuals are atheists
it started when i parted home to downtown to sit down with an intellectual crowd for chow
immediately i guessed which guest was the most proud
Walking down the street
Its more than a dream
Its the reality that makes my soul want to jump out of me
What I see is a frightening sight
All different faces but no difference inside
Overthinking and Headaches and Tears and Love. I look to my Lord above. Skeptism. Am I on the right path? He suffers my wrath. I long for answers. Questions the size of heaven. Undeniably willing. On my hands and knees, I pray to thee.
Away with the world,
breathe in, breathe out.
Your hand around mine lets me know it's alright.
My tears and my fears you've since wiped away,
I'll be up through the night, hold my hand as I pray.
I can’t stop these tears
From running down my face
My heart is filled with hurt
From trying to endure this race
At this moment, our generation is worried about everything:
Relationships, cars, popularity, and other things.
But what about what matters the most?
More than what, but a Who, so let's raise a toast.
Today I’m done with EarthI want to say “Goodbye”All these things I’ve witnessedMake me say “I’m done” and cryI’m running on a treadmillGoing nowhere in reverseThree balls two strikes I’m out
Influential
What makes wrong, wrong?
What makes right, right?
Is there an area of grey,
Where only some things are acceptable?
Sitting on a hill of crisp lion brown grass, while the sun beats down rays of light and warmth on my back, I take a break from my school work to admire the world around me. Leaves rain down from a tall, thick, sturdy tree.
When I looked I couldn't believe just what I saw I saw a man Sitting on his throne With my mind blown I fall to my knees Screaming out "LORD HELP ME PLEASE" He says "Son what you're looking for isn't on this EarthBut if you can trust me you wil
I wish I had the metaphors tolend description to the love of God.“A father throws his own son in front of a train…”What an inadequate thought. You threwhim from heaven to earth – no.More, he jumped.
Walked two miles and I asked just for one,
The One who never laughed when they teased to have fun,
He says to sit back, “I got this one.”
Said goodbye to sorrows for my joy has just begun.
I want to sleep...I really do. He's calling just beyond the avenue. Tight curb, love in the low life suburbs. Patiently waiting for me.Sich schminken to hide a brutally gentle tide.
Love thy name
Why not love it?
It is special
Love thy name
Was is it not sent from above?
It matches the beautiful person
Love thy name
Could you be with you without it?
I feel alone in this empty shell
no one knows my hell
I thought I had control
But you wouldn't leave me alone
now I'm stuck in this house
You're a cat I'm a mouse
If I'm alive
There was nothing and He spoke "Light!"
He called it day and darkness night.
He spoke the waters into existence
Gathering all of it from a distance.
He made the seas, dry ground, and its vegetation
Do you really have a heart of gold
or is it more like a cold black stone?
Do you really wish to sit on a throne and rule over Rome
or do you have no desire of leaving home?
Do you really have a heart of gold
or is it more like a cold black stone?
Do you really wish to sit on a throne and rule over Rome
or do you have no desire of leaving home?
See I came down for a purpose. See as I came down I did not hover, I slammed!The ground broke down in a shatter when I landed. See, I came to bring peace to my loved ones and war to my enemies.
Late lonely nights I wander aimlessly in the thick, suffocating darkness that dances in envy around the glistening liquid moonlight
This healer, he produces words of wisdom
His power is to reach into my soul and squeeze.
He raises me up into his kingdom
and brings me down upon my knees.
Traveling the heartless tunnel, where I must defend,
Where I must pace slowly,
The Raging Wolf snarls in my glittered path.
Muting the song of heartbreak with his temper,
His seductiveness and lust-
Loud were the sirens crying outand loud was the body that wanted to be let outWanted to be free and do whatever it pleasedNot knowing the regrets that it would reap.Loud were the warning bells that seemed to shout.
What sly, sneaky dogs gentleman can be,disguising themselves to others to have a sort of innocent fluency.
But what man can truly stand with his girl and not look at another,or struggle not to?
The still water ripples out
Air rushes against my frigid face
So still, the water, so calm. So unlike
the flight symptoms of running;
Pulsating through my veins.
The story of my life.
This painful Earth will soon no more exist
Someone please accept my last dying cry
I will vastly go but here is the twist
maybe god is a mouse
and wherever it walks, it leaves wondrous things behind
marvelous things
small things and big things
shiny things and dull things
grand things and simple things
Up in my room
Sitting on my bed
Alone
With these mixed emotions
Getting the best of me
Thinking
Deep thinking
About my future
If I were to
Die tomorrow
All my life
I have placed this pen in a behemothic, spherical object,
Where it is not required to nest in the area it was assigned to,
But it has the option to wander around,
And perform what it desires.
She runs down empty roads
“Where did everybody go?”
Everything’s black and white
“Why am I alone?”
Noone understand her anyway
Slowing down her pace she glimpses at her past
Hello Teens, Im the next generation teacher
Im here to give you words like a preacher
Keep your head up because GOD is your keeper
You may not see him but believe he's in the bleachers
Rest In Peace (RIP) is a term for the deceased that I will no longer useNow I know at first the way this sounds may leave you confusedBut If you knew Jesus then you truly have nothing to loose.
It’s not easy,
It’s not simple,
It’s sometimes a challenge,
And sometimes a ball.
It changes day by day,
And week by week.
Amazing one day,
Unbearable the next.
But I wouldn’t trade,
Barefoot I walkthrough the fields,trailing my handslightlyover the dew-topped grassGrass that meets my eye,as I see my facein a drop of nature; fearlessfor one so small,made of surplus tears
I felt a poem in the creases of my hand,still warm from the breath of GodSomehow I knew,as I was looking into my hand,God was holding me in His,looking at me as I tried to read the poem
I want to touch the starsand hang on till my feet leave the groundYes,my fingers will burnas I clench with all my mightthe emerald in the sky,but it will be worth it.
Planet Earth where I reside
Created by Him, who gave me life
Sent me here for a purpose to fulfill
To set goals and achieve, to strive
Our society is condemning
Humanity is painfully amuck
My Love,
You are my heart, my joy, and my bride.
For you, I took the nails and the wound in my side.
For you, I was beaten beyond recognition.
For you, I lived knowing I’d endure crucifixion.
Why do I write?
I write to glorify His name.
I write to tell of His mercy and His grace.
I write to tell how He loves us so much,
That He sent his son to die for our sins,
So that we might live again.
Seconds flow loosely, water on clenched fists
We smile and speak loud, eyes betraying our wits
Shadows hunt life, and life takes its toll
Everyone scrambles for thier ultimate goal.
Child get up !
Don't let the words get to you !
you're beautiful and strong !
child do something big !
momma told me I'm gonna take the world by storm !
child you're blessed and you're no different !
Praise and meditation
Tranquility
A walk down the street
Freestyle mobility
Your mind
Even your heart
And your soul
And your body
Are within oneself
God made you
Your body
I write because
The connection from my brain to my hand
is Stronger
than the one from my brain to my mouth.
And when my hand moves across the blank page
It pours passion right out of the pen.
Dear God,
Where were you?
Sincerely,
Daughter of an alcoholic narcissist.
Dear Father,
Where were you?
Sincerely,
Daughter of an alcoholic narcissist
Dear Mother,
Let us coexist and intertwine
I want to fall into you,
I want to be you.
I am you.
I am just like you,
you are just like me.
We are not twins,
but brothers.
You are part of me
We were created in an image, an image that looked like God.
To walk like HIM, talk like HIM, and love even the smallest frog.
He gave us the essentials that connected to give us life,
DECiSIONS
I'm very upset right now...
But I'm not gonna let it show through
I feel like I could just cry saying boohoo
I'm stronger than that
The woman I am, can stand,
My world, my land, my kingdom, my mind
my creator is always kind
He came up to my mom and dad
He gave my father a gift in his hand
He said "I won't tell what it is but I gave you a blessing
I'm supposed to be where wings are made but I'm not sure how to fly yet.
When will that person come, to show me how to get to that place yet unknown?
That place where in my dreams is revealed but in life is classified.
I praise God for the freedom I have in His Son,
The Alpha, the Omega, The Redeeming One
Who has made me as free as can be!
From the abuse of my sin I have been reclaimed
My biggest pet peeve... Is when people don't text me back.And technically God isn't a person,But my point still beingThat for days I've been impatiently pacing these maroon sanctuary floors,
That man in the sky was always my friend
When the tears started flowing he was there to hold my hand
Those dark nights curled up in bed
Were the days I remembered better
I thank God for letting me live this day
and that's why from this day forward I will pray
I will pray and pray all day
Because I love God
and can't no one take that away
He's the slowest man we know
Once upon a time in a land so divine-
Some man stood still on a city upon a hill.
He'd stare down and wait for the stars to turn faint-
Then the glass turned to sand and died the old man.
A day without worries is the day my bodies buried,
Call me a sinner....
But repentance is what wil save me from the furry.
Consistency was never a nickname,
and i dont wona use the same old lines that im just human.
I don’t write for myself
I don’t often write poetry
Words are use to express emotions
But what happens when the words don’t come?
God.
He sends a message,
a plea,
a vision.
Stuck inside this house, is like stuck in a cage
Stuck in my feelings, a world full of pain
Not being able to socialize and being a lil free
Not able to live, to breathe, just being me
a cluttered studio
full of only art
how does so many ideas exist?
we sit down at a worn wooden table
pulling out some moist red clay
Father, why me?
I know I'm not perfect and I keep making mistakes but is this necessary?
I know I didn't appreciate everything at every moment but why me?
My daughter,
I created you perfectly the way you are
Why are you trying to change that?
I made you blonde,
Not brunette,
I gave you blue eyes,
Not green
We are bornwe are taught to survivewe procreate, we teach,and then we die.
Chains of a Biblekeep us in prisontrained to believein a false wisdom.
Who shall I praise in my moment of glory
Who shall I praise in my moment of pity
Who shall I praise when I need to be happy
Who shall I praise when I cry like a baby
Who shall I praise when I don't know who to be
I know God listens, but what of them?
They hear my rhymeless poetry prayer
Gratitude, Hope, Joy, Peace-
Laid as a naked newborn
I know God listens, but what of them?
They hear without thought or compassion
i am a selfish being, with words that amount to nothing but space.in between the lines you will find i am a crack within the human race.and for so long i begged for you to speak loud enough to hear.
He broke my heart, he gives and takes
But the fact was it was not his to break.
My heart belongs to God, the one and only.
The one who loves, the one who holds me.
He never cheats, never lies,
Grandpa,
Is that you?
No, the wind is just angry.
Grandpa, yesterday I thought about you.
I remember the walk we took one night.
He calls them all
Into The Throne Room
The Breezes, the Winds, the Whirlwinds
Ready they come
He tells them His plans
Sends them off
The Freezing Breeze
I'm surrounded by many.
I know people love me.
But why do I still feel lonely?
I smile, laugh, and have fun.
But why don't I feel happy?
What people see isn't always true.
What is life's truth?
Life's truth is that it's what you make it;
oh and who can forget that its unfair.
Are these supposed truths
actually well ...true.
Is life really what you make it?
Are you real?
Are you honestly here for me?
Always by my side?
Forever my shepherd guide?
My mom tells me to pray,
All their voices tell me I fell,
Tripped myself while wading in mud.
My heart only craved to be known.
For agonizing lengths of time I'll have to endure
The piece of me that is alone.
So many struggle to find reason for their lives
So many struggle to go on
So many struggle
Yet so many miss on the simplest joys in life
So many regret their past sins
So many live in their failures
They say the body is a temple.
A sacred home of an object of religious power,
meaning God has chosen it to be one of his homes.
A thought to live by, words to own.
A blue and grey feather
Floating down the stream
Lying on its back
Head towards the sky.
A boy, just a few yards beyond
Sits by the flowing current, slow
Letting out the tears
God, I feel like I'm not knowing
And that You're supposed to be showing
Me where I'm supposed to go and...
I'm so confused.
I don't know what to do.
But I continue to stay strong and faithful and run to You!
Love is such a simple word, Made of fragile truth, Often just a careless word, Monopolized by youth. As the passion burns within, It's time to take a stand, And add more meaning to the lives, Of every open hand.
Im slamming through these rhymes like it means nothing,
Some say its a crime, yet im not doing the time.
Some say its intense, but I see it as common sence.
Some say it comes from the heart, yet they dont know the start.
They ask me why I write.
I guess when it keeps me distracted at night
It's hard to sleep with all the rhymes in my head
Guess it's better than wishing I was dead.
Dad won't stop yelling, mom won't stop crying
I may miss it now and then,
but my God continues to foegive me time and time again.
He picks me up everytime Ifall.ll i have to say is God!
You are my all.
Thank you God for wiping away my guilt and shame.
As tears fall, we let our emotions hold is captive.
This is massive!
We must allow His spirit to become ACTIVE,
in our lives.
We are down and we wonder who will be there
I'm here,
Worship without focusIs simply a blissful ruckusI can stand before the throne of GodEyes glazed over, I stand a fraudHe will not allow me to stand like this longHe desires my whole, for me to sing HIS song
(poems go here)
Why I write…
I write to get my feeling out
So that when people read my poems
They’ll say,
With you by side I feel like I can conquer the world.
With you by side I will never fear.
Lord, never has life been so hardWhy do you delay to respond
To my heart’s cries everyday?
It is not only I, but my family also
Set a melody in my heart
To sing only for You
Let the harmonies of all nations arise
Just for You, Lord.
He who holds the universe in its place
Holds my heart tonight.
He who makes the heart beat
Broken and drained, I’m vacant inside.The hurt I couldn’t handle overflowed to a knife
The roads are dark, lost in direction.
No way to turn, my path is lost--
I can’t see, where is the Light?
Turn right, turn left, I do not know?
Wherever I go, I cannot see.
My heart pounds, it’s so dark!
I. First-light
Eyes fly open and I light up a cigarette.
Check to see…yep, still there. I slowly unfurl
My cramped wings, the slow rustle of feathers
Gambling is a sin, so never begin,
Money madness makes it more maniacal,
Stacks against itself the odds of real success,
It should see it’s blessed, learn to rest well,
Don’t send yourself to hell,
Fighting the weeps of sin,
The devil has stolen from me.
Scars from self inflicted injuries,
Break the devil from my actuality.
My flaws are seen so pronounced,
But GOD believes i'm worth it.
Should I write you letters,
or a post card maybe..
Do you even listen to me,
or do you choose to make me wait?
Dear God, are you listening?
I can hear it's heartbeat,
can you hear mine too?
Many wish to talk to me about the things I ought to be but understand I fought to be all the things I am right now.
To learn: a sweet honor, improvement the goal.
A true test of diligence, body, and soul.
This battle so daunting, while still in thy youth,
to search for the beauties and virtues of truth.
silence. that's all there was.
emptiness. i open my mouth and no words come out.
screaming. my head wants to burst out all of the thoughts and cries scrambling around.
but there is only silence.
Crawling in her crib, she was the main topic of discussion. Would she look the other way and pray to God; tell her father that she loved him?
I’m knee deep in worry
And can’t stop the pain from falling
I am in a heart broke place
Being pulled by strings
And don’t even know the story
Then you hear my cry
And remind us your by our side
I rise and so I stand.
I stand, because I can.
breath of life in the morning I awake.
as the wind blows I smile,
in which, It comforts my mistakes.
lessons to be learned, always enough to be taught,
I looked for God
in the heart
of all good people
What I found were their demons
So many search for higher power
with no power
of their own
We try to invite god in
without a home
There are people who find solace in deathI find the angel's path sodden, indifferentThere are those who yearning to lose their breathBut stop themselves with the lord being reverent
They said that I'd be fine
And I believed it to be true
Until at the next moment
My eyes fell upon you
My heart began to beat off rhythm
As my vision became blind
I lost myself inside my head-space
No mind palace up here.
I went a-wandering inside myself.
And I tell you, its been years...
Since all of my saw the sun
Hugged a friend,
Smelled a flower.
Feeling ashamed of what i have become
Not wanting to look back to my past
running away from the only light there is
stuck in darkness and not wanting to get out
finding a savior is my only option
I have been kissed by your grace.
Saved by your son,
kept by your mercy,
inspired by your word.
You are a relentless lord,
head strong on holding your children.
People ask me why I write
Songs, poetry, a haiku light
I write because my God loves me
That’s why I write my love to Him
In the darkness--
The space between stars--
Creation's manifest
In mysteries stark.
Without light, unseen:
Dark matters wrought.
Caged birds caw to see
And speculate silhouette-marks:
I will follow you.
Even when the grass
Turns to sand,
Even if the sand
Lasts for days,
I will turn my head
From the wind
And against the grains
I will follow you.
There’s this dream growing inside me and it’s taking over my heart.
And it’s more than 15 minutes of fame, or the dream of a better start.
There’s this growing need emerging to be more than what I am.
Your love is not just love
Your love is that type of love that is unbreakable,
Let me explain ... See, His love is that type of love that will never give up.
Its unlike human love, which is conditional.
Your love is not just love
Your love is that type of love that is unbreakable,
Let me explain ... See, His love is that type of love that will never give up.
Its unlike human love, which is conditional.
Lord, you're with me every step of the way.
You call my name and I call You friend.
Reach up my hands to You,
I give You praise.
Every minute.
Every second.
Of everyday.
I see all these girls, They are all really pretty.They have friends, they are taken.Then, you see girls like me.
These girls you see,Are outcast.They don't have anyone. They feel oh so alone.
No God, No Peace
Know God, Know Peace
Know Knowlege, Know Power
No Failure, No Cowards
Know Love, Know Pain
No Pain, No Gain
Know Ambition, Know Succes
No Breaks, No Rest
After all these years,
my feelings for you have only increased.
All the many tears
and emotions that never ceased.
You were my first.
Yes, I know
Orange light passes slowly on; as a slow brook passes an even slower traveler on his melancholy way through life.
You can’t touch this.
You can’t touch this.
You can’t touch this.
You can’t touch this.
You can’t touch this.
Life is hard,
it is a battlefield.
I’ve had cannons balls thrown at me,
but I kept going
wanting to make my family proud
I am warrior of God
I will always carry my sword by my side
I will constantly sharpen it
I will never accept defeat
With God by my side I will never have to experience defeat
To them, i'm a queen.
Gayly waving my wand, round and round.
Bubbles: each worth a thousand points.
No, a million points.
The source of all power lies in a
Soapy sphere.
I'll describe the light:
It is good,
For under my Sun,
I've built the earth
In my mind's vision,
And its inhabitants act
To my discretion.
Come, I'll be the guide;
See it in my eyes;
Let me tell you a little story about a small town girl with many dreams
Dreams so wide, dreams so high that sometimes she believed she couldn’t reach
Throughout her life she wanted and wished for someone to hold her hand,
Everyday there is an uphill battle,
I face them heart on with my hardest tackle.
It's so easy to just go with the flow,
When people are inviting you for trouble, how do you say no?
Is it the devil that pulls you in?
You set the mold
Every day consists of pieces of you
Differentiate life lessons and sheer misery
I’m unable to see
That words can mean more than deceit
This can't be all that’s around me
When you awake
I am a ransomed hypocrite;
The worst of sinners.
A lying murdering, spiteful, adulterer.
I am a Christian and I've done worse things than you.
I am a ransomed hypocrite;
The worst of sinners.
A lying murdering, spiteful, adulterer.
I am a Christian and I've done worse things than you.
I await the benevolence.
No rebellion to be found here, nor even a challenge
just a confounded nomad seeking serenity.
I hope we'll all one day be able to break through the irony.
God is my everything.
Everything meaning my all, my every consuming thought, my guide, my way.
Where he is I always strive to stay and my relasionship with him grows everyday.
He is my father, my teacher, my bestfriend.
Dear Child,
Hear I am, looking down at you; waiting for you to talk (acknowledge) me; wondering why you're ignoring me
My Dear Child,
Lord, my God
to you I give my wants and needs,
my cares and worries, my thoughts and dreams, my deepest and most passtionate desires.
Lord, to you, I surrender.
Father, Creator of all things
Lord out here,
in the wide open.
I seem to always have fear,
but my heart you have woven.
You have taken my broken,
what seemed like dead life.
You have awoken,
Faith... Grace... Mercy... Salvation... Redemption...
I am told that I have these things.
I am told that these things are given.
Free. Free of charge to me.
My God, Will never leave me, He will never forsake me. He loves me like no other, He is my Bestfriend, My Father, My World, My Everything.
She sits waiting
Like a desperate clock
She waits, for something good
For some good news
But that doesn't come
She sits waiting
Her life flashing before her
What is life when all I see is strife?
Those eyes that twinkle like nickel.
The sun reflects the radiant smile of my beloved, yet after a mile it fades away.
Roses are red and I am not a poet and I am not an artist and I’m not the glue that sticks to your shoes andYou should choose your friends more carefully and
"Youre suppose to be strong." Im 17 and Im suppose to hold everything inside, because its not time to let go. My fathers dying of cancer. Todays his 5th week in the hospital. How do you expect me to hold everything without letting go.
I chose to write today
Having been gifted with literacy
Gifted with the words I say
Have power, the authority
To bear truth, God-given knees
Bent in prayer, wholly broken
Sometimes in life things change
We watch what we used to have start to fade
Drift back into outer space, like Pluto from its planet name
People we used to know go as strangers as we walk by
A girl walks the perfect road
Sun shining bright like always
Day after day
Sadness does not exist
For she knows not what it is
She continues to walk this perfect road
I see the light
It flashes and passes by me
Another day.......another month and year passes
I don't see how life is supposed to be purposeful
When all people do is walk on by
I am now gone
My father is a jokerand I love him with all my hearteven though his jokesaren't funny at all
Screaming,crying,breathing heavily,these were never in the brocure that they gave me
My life began in the nighttime,
Look into my eyes and you will surely find,
A look far away from sublime,
For thorns produced the beginning of this root,
But as the morning came,
With no sign of of rain,
The days pass and her eyes are heavy on her weary mind. She wonders if this is what it's like to feel alone, to be alone. She sits frozen in a fast paced hell. And while she cries her black tears, she sings.
Joy is a feeling, a freeness of mind,
where the euphoria of your brain runs wild all the time.
Its a feeling of relief from the pain of the world,
from hearings of murder, extortion..it just makes me hurl.
Spread like thick mist of perpetual darkness,
The harbinger, the evil, the snake, mischievous. Slithers.
Spreads the black cloud of human error across the deep souls of mortal man.
Hey there, just writing you a note, a chance to know me better;
Informing you that your potential has not already been achieved.
It’s funny how you don’t notice me but I’m right there at the altar.
I tend to get scared when I think about my life.
What happens when it just ends?
I've never really believed in a god or an after life.
All of that just seems silly and make believe.
i wanna be happy again.
living out of my sin.
into the bend of your arm again
is where i long to
be oh lord my soul
cries out for thee
only you can take it away
only you can make the demons
Someone once said
that we shouldn't wait
for the storm to pass,
but learn to
dance in the rain.
Well, I definitely can't dance,
my rhythm is
weak and my limbs-
clumsy. But I know I
Scared.
Have you ever been
so scared of losing it
(your Gift from God)
that you'd never get
that lucky break,
the prize you'd win
if only you could change the stakes
erase the fate
I sing because He gave me strings. I breathe because He gave me wind. I wish it was Him when the telephone rings. He is real, He's not just a facebook trend. He is always there even when you can't feel Him.
As omniscient as you are
I find myself alone
I find no solace in your temple
nor is it in your hand
Its no longer in your eyes
or your voice
or your smile
I find no home in your arms
And as I looked up at the sky
I asked to the heavens,
"why were we given the earth,
if you knew we were going to destroy it?"
A bird flew
The stars twinkled,
the planets moved,
A mission. A mission.
what am I to do?
High school and college
intend to point me right to:
The purpose of my days,
the job I am to do.
Why do I feel so lost,
torn and confused?
Its crazy what
Stories can do
One moment
You believe
Next moment
None of it is the
Birthed by the Earth,
God planted me here.
I've grown not much
throughout these long years.
Roots settled in,
My stalk began to rise.
As a fragile bud, though,
I turned from sunrise.
Gun in his hand with his face to sky / Ashamed of himself, he started to cry / Freak, Homo, Loser, Gay / Venom-dripped insults everyday / Nobody knows what he's feeling at night / The pain he goes through, the internal fight / Pulled the trigger,
Dang, were do I begin
Should I start the story of my sin?
Maybe thats too broad but here I go
Im not your average 18 year old you know
Once upon a time a few years ago
I was a bad kid, stuck on the below
You may think that this earth you walk on
is rejecting your every step,
and waits for you to fail and stumble to its surface.
You may think that the sky above
is never in your favor,
Peace washes over me in the hushed forest
Weak winds embrace me
drifting over the ground
Bits and pieces of sunlight
Gazes trhough the trees
giving the forest
a tender alluring glow
I was born of poetry
The daughter of Metaphor and Simile
God fashioned
Each valve, each vein, each artery
as a string in my fabric--poetic artistry.
Weaving through my body
leading to my heart
Miles away I adore
The canvas , your canvas
I stare at in awe
Colors which have no names
Words have lost their meaning
When your art is on display
The mind tries to grasp the infinite
Oh, I’m so very blessed
That I’m still a work in progress!
That I’m not who I was.
Thank God for that because
He has made me into something new,
Oh, I’m so very blessed
That I’m still a work in progress!
That I’m not who I was.
Thank God for that because
He has made me into something new,
Every time we walk, there’s a way in which we go.
Far or close, we are moving from a point.
Left or right there’s a direction that we choose.
This leads us to an end in which we cannot be excused.
I feel reject always neglected,
Where do I belong? Where was I destined?
I’m far from happiness; I can't find my purpose,
Am I just a screw up? Or will I ever be certain?
Where will I be
When He comes for me?
In a park, in a pool,
In my bed, in my school?
When He's here,
Will I have fear?
What will I say,
"Hi, how are You today?"
I breathe and live for the word of God. Church is my home and the bible is my foood. I read passages and learn about deaths, pets, and dangerous moves.
If time could be rewound, I would rewind ten years past
To see you one more time, and tell you what you’ve missed
I know you’re up there somewhere
Out of sight
But I want to hear your voice, I want a kiss goodnight
Thank God I'm alive.
Four words that have taken too long
To escape from these lips
And still stumble out
Like a drunk driver
The devil sits beside me,
undresses from his clothes
Says he wants to love me,
the only love I've ever known.
He kisses with his lips,
but doesn't mean it in his eyes
The only thing he loves
God is loving, God is good, God has peace in my neighborhood. God is merciful, God is Kind, God is yours but he is also mine. God is Compassionate,God is faithful and thats why you should be oh so grateful.
The stockings hang
As He did
A tree will rise in lighted splendor
With dozens of round twinkling eyes
All iris- all colors- they hang
Children and all expecting
Bring out the blades, we're ready to go
in the night, in the day, in the storm
the enemy is all around, his darkness masked as light
you'll see him only if you look,
just like the Father, bright
No one's life is perfect
I really can't complain
And if I say "I want your life"
You might say the same
My mom plays the role of both parents--
She takes care of my brother and I
Take my hand...Let me lead...Run me down...Catch my feet...Hide away...I can't stay...Burn the bridge...Dead end street...I'm powerless...Sound defeat...Realizing whats good for me...Let me go, let me run, let me fly, my life has begun.
God, I don't know if you can see me
From all the way up there
Through all these floors
Or if you even care
But could you remind me that you exist?
Cause when I'm alone, it's easy to forget
She lifted her face towards heaven,
And her tears mingled with those of the sky.
The dense air surrounded and pressed in upon her
And she gasped for breath as her last hopes died.
(poems go here) Walking down the road,
Deciding where to go…
This will change my life
FOREVER.
I step outside with lowly thoughts
Walking slow to the park across.
I walk around, all down in the slump
When I looked up and saw a huge tree trunk!
They try to break and bind me.
I bend, but cannot break.
I am tied but liberated.
The world tries to suffocate me
With their lies.
The truth will set me free.
They try to burn me
My body is weak,
my mind is strong
determination will peak
at the highest throng
Pushing and weaving through the crowd
praying someone will be kind
but everyone is loud
with an unsound mind
I'm learning to trust in you,
Never giving up,
Life may bring unfortunate circumstances,
But you are always there for me,
I didn't know what love was,
Until I met you I saw that reality,
I think the Earth was crying,
Because I woke up and there was rain.
I think the world is dying,
Because we cause it constant pain.
What are we doing to God’s creation?
-Hang our heads in shame.
I walk past wonderful, wounded people,
with nothing of worth but the words of my mouth.
Isn't there more than empty words?
Isn't there more to life than this?
Growing up on the south side of Chicago
Michael Jordan a.k.a my only hope for tomorrow
Playing ball and acting all hard
Shooting free throws til' my mama said it was too dark
I had a lot of energy when I was a kid
All people purpose designed by God
Where he created us a perfect plan
Our divine shepherd guides which path to trod
When you are feeling low look to the man
Gods love perfected never failed me yet
I intend to leave my footprints wherever I go Where I'm going only the heavens know I'm going to live my life,not fast, but slow Indulging in the hardships of becoming successful Walk in my shoes, my life is anything but a joke Travel from being h
Is it enough, God?
To be bought at a price
I can't comprehend
And I don't know why
Is it enough, God?
When I can't meet my own eyes
And even with my debt paid
I can't find my worth
pleading for Your understanding
forgotten is Your control
swinging punches at waves and wind
like the strength I don't have
will come
why send me if You knew I'd fail?
my faith can't see far enough
You’re etched in my mind.
Now be etched in my heart.
Then nothing in this world
Could ever tear me apart From Your love, Your Mercy,
Your powerful hand.
I want my life to be
Take a stroll to my world, to another place
To a new dimension, similar to outer space
Tell me do you smell the taste or maybe taste the smell
Prospects so complex like a microscopic cell
(poems go here) Let Him Be
By: Kayla Logan
5/31/12
Wait and see God says to me,
But I want answers, I often plea.
Even though God knows best,
I often want the solutions to the test.
It’s Just a Heart!
By: Kayla Logan
The marketplace was off to a boring start that day,
Until the cry to gather close, they heard someone say.
(poems go here) A Wish From the Heart
By Kayla Logan
Star light, Star bright,
First star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
(poems go here) Restored
By: Kayla Logan
9/8/12
Once more I ask how is it that I can be restored,
It seems I have done all but ask in the Lord.
This house is full of the sort of warmth
that comes from good conversations
and good books.
A welcoming place that won’t change you,
but will help you change
if you want it.
Just because you stopped talking to Him doesn’t mean He ever stopped listening.
Just because you couldn’t feel Him it doesn’t mean He didn’t feel your pain.
All I need is eight eighteen
To brag on my king.
He is my everything.
All my heart and my soul belong to my heavenly king.
My lyrics flow from the heart to the stage scene,
Taken from the bad scene,
Church a place, where you
Draw close to the creator.
Church a place where you go to get you too eternal.
Church a place where you hear the sound of the beautiful drums.
Those spares,
That piano,
I’m blessed,
So I don’t know why I worry.
God has given me eternal life in heaven.
I’m blessed to be alive.
Blessed to have a beautiful family.
So grateful to have a home,
Blessed forever,
Stressed but not forever.
Living to get to eternal.
He’s my own the one who will
Never leave me alone.
He loves me
Continuously blessing me
Holding on to me
Never let me go,
Abort that little seed
That didn’t even live its life.
Mama and daddy what is was
waiting upon.
Little seed that would have been running around in
the backyard,
A woman should be treated
As she is a queen,
Kiss and tell her you love her.
Tell her you’re the pretties’ thing,
Comfort her when she’s in her weakest links,
Put your arms around her,
It’s a new year
It’s a new season
Joyfully, abundantly, graciously
Big dreams, big things, the pain and suffering
Is back in the day.
It’s a new year,
Putting on the shield of faith.
I don't hate.
I'm not a bigot.
I can only speak the truth.
If/when people read this
You need to know: Please look.
I judge no one, I love
Only as Christ loved me.
Yet I am human alas!
I will wait, I'll set the example
I will do what it takes to be with you
I will find myself lost in your atmosphere
I will do the unthinkable in my wait
I will be patient, I will run
I will over your law
The world must wake up
To the culture we've created
Everything's always debated
to the point of broken hearts.
We throw the darts
at the Holy one, who is right.
Morals so far out of sight
I love the way the pages crinkle
Crackle when I flip them over.
The thin feel of oinion skin (are they really?)
So smooth I sometimes run the pads of my fingers
Down the page.
Father give me the humble things
Take away my pride
For I am Your child Lord
And a part of Your Bride.
And pride has no place here.
Give me no duty that would exalt me high
No poem for people to view me by
Lord grant me all the humble things
The silly little humble things,
The things that no one else will see
And no one else will do.
Give me the least of these
And help, I humbly beg please
I cant stand missionaries
No let me rephrase that
I cant stand the idea of it
Cultural oppression at its finest
The idea that you are right
And therefore everything else is wrong
Night for there is Light.
Smile for there is pain
Stand for there is gain
Rise for there is fall
Live for there is tomorrow
Breathe for there is sorrow
But live for the non promises of tomorrow
Ever ending space,
Omniscient eyes looking down,
Hearing us call,
Crying in hopelessness, pain,
But waits patiently, loving.
They say that all things
Had used to be combined.
Together in God's world,
Existing freely under the Son.
But then one day,
A great ball appeared,
With a brand new kind of life
Living under His eye.
There are billions of stars in this little window.
Billions of stars in this tiny window pane of mine.
At first, you only see the brightest shining ones.
But at a closer glance, the smaller ones start to shine.
When told “do or die”
When the fight to stay alive
When the gun is at my head
I will not deny the Lord.
As I sit here thinking about the present
And the life that was destined, for my future
I can't help but think back when....God first called my name
I've tried walking that narrow path and it was too much for my lane
(I open my eyes and see no male figure there
trying to reach for a person with no care
how can someone not care of about a child you helped to get here
I worry about the future, because of my past.
And I wonder if this pain, will continue to last.
All the things that happened and the things I've done,
All I want to do, is continue to run.
God had a plan.
From the foundation
From the beginning
When in his palms
He formed a man.
And that man
Would stand in his image,
Every part of him
Perfectly fitted.
I become blue as I think of you, but as I get to know You I fall deeper in Love. My sky is no longer blue because each day as the sun rises so do I.
They say the walls have ears, isn’t that the truth, cuz I can hear her tears from the other side of this room, from the other side of this wall, yea I can hear it all, see I know how her loneliness her soul consumes, how she must feel so ugly on t
His Harmonica he played, sweet melody, music reached out to me like sun rays, penetrating my skin on a summer day, and I observed from a distance, not too far away, an old man with gray hairs, running down the sides of his face, an old coat he wor
They say mirrors don’t lie, but do they tell the whole truth? Can they see the inside, do they reflect the real you?
A princess once asked,
“Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?”
The mirror replies,
I heard his heart beat once,
But that was long ago
Back when I didn’t know the miseries that life would hold
Before the dreams and mysteries of life grew cold
Just like the hole that I carry in my soul
It’s a thick pain coming from within my chest, my heart is crying out, wanting this torment to end, my womanhood I defend, as I feel the lump in my breast, as my fingertips I press against, the reason for my stress, and depressed is not the word,
I inhale, Smoke fills my lungs.
Leaving behind a bitter sweet taste on my tongue.
Bitter poison but sweet relaxation. Absorbing into my bloodstream my own condemnation. I try to fight it, but too strong is the temptation
In my dark
Lonely, quiet solitary
Prison of my mark
Within my handmade bars, I am so weary
Love had escaped me
Falling in love
Impossible
Being loved
Even more so
So I thought
But love found me
Rather given to me
By the One who is love
Through a woman
A woman of God
I needed it.
Release.
You know, let go.
Be gone.
Release.
Where was this magnanimous means that would submerge my problems
Flush out my feelings
Bequeath my body with boldness
The first thing you can hear, the faint sound of a heartbeat
The joyous drum-like sound that connects us all
A life is made, a heartbeat proves it
But it also means so much more
What does my heart beat for?
You don't need to pray to get what you need
You don't need to pray to be happy
We are all born with flaws
So we hope there's a God
Who can take them all off
How can we stand ourselves
I use to feel lost and insecure in who I was
The pain in my life seemed unbearable and my vision became blurry
Each day I sunk deeper into the dark haziness of my mind
A generation defiled
Immorality welcomed
Violence befriended
Ignorance praised
I am a sinner
I know it
I own it
Stick it to the man
Stick it to their God
My God...
Someone please call 911 I think my heart is beating abnormally. My lungs feel like (gasp, gasp) oxygen is taking the final exodus out. All I want to do is BREATH can anyone (gasp) help me??
Tell them it’s not me.
Tell them it’s not me anymore.
Tell them I’m not quiet,
That I’m not shy,
That I’m the one they should adore.
Tell them they don’t know.
thoughts of my consciousness dare me to be different
while my actions are persistent
thoughts of my consciousness dare me to say no
while my body says i'll control
People scurry through the Maze of Life
Like mice.
Never slowing, never stopping.
Focused only on finding an exit,
And reaching that big hunk of cheese,
Accomplishing that goal.
Your smile makes the worries of the world perish
The symptoms of depression
Twist into oblivion
To crawl away from one’s luminosity
Anxiety and depression
Constant thoughts and second guessing
My mind won't stop
And failure to resolve is inevitable
Two minutes of silence,
Five hundred beating hearts;
Five hundred minds are spinning,
Trying to connect the dots.
Mountains still tower over us,
And trees sparkle in the breeze.
I once found a spot
A place where sanity stood still
I got a rope and tied it down
Round and round and round it went
Each piece held tight
No room for screws to loose and fly
In times like this, it's easy to ask
Where was God?
Why did He let this happen?
The answer seems to always be there
Looming over...
Seemingly unanswerable
you are scraping at the ground
with bloodied bare fingers,
eyelids nailed shut
and a staggering weight on your shoulders,
your ankles chewed raw from every time
you stood, raised a hand to your shredded neck,
I tried to find him in the woods and in the desert,
in the sky and in the ocean,
in the cave and on the mountain.
The wind and water hummed with echoes of his voice.
You're in my thoughts,
And all around me
You're in the water,
When I feel small by the ocean
You're in the sand,
Slipping through my fingers
You're in my garden,
A sunflower standing tall
I don’t always walk on the right path.
I try to do things on my own and I fall.
I fall into the deep holes of life.
I follow my own path instead of God’s.
I keep falling and falling but God keeps picking me up.
Thoughts for you
Serenade me with your song
By Him, through you
Gave me a word, changed my heart
New inspiration you brought to my life
New hope I have found
Lonely.
Loved.
Boring.
Beautiful.
Scared.
Strong.
Worthless.
Worth It.
Worrying.
Worry-free.
Plain.
Pleasing.
Average.
Amazing.
Flawed.
Every night i choke
Over the words i wish i whispered
On the twisting in my chest
And every morning i ache
For the story carved into my heard
From the pounding in my head
But every day i smile
Every night i choke
Over the words i wish i whispered
On the twisting in my chest
And every morning i ache
For the story carved into my heard
From the pounding in my head
But every day i smile
When I am stressed you release me
You remove a veil from the blind
They now see
When I feel overwhelmed by the commitments I have made
You clear my mind
I now see
Is it so hard to believe,
For what you cannot see nor hear
Is it so hard to believe
That you can be touched by a spirit that is not their
Is it so hard to believe If you close your eyes
The world was formed and made to function when it was told,"Be".
A child is born and takes its first breath without being taught to breathe.
How? The answer is beyond me.
Have you ever sat and thought about what a true woman was?
Have you ever wondered what a real woman does?
The life of a woman is easily reflected, but is God vividly projected?
Oh Gentle Whisper
Your child weeps for his hope has died
His sky falls
An unheralded fate upon his shoulders
Inveigled by his desires
To sacrifice the little bit of freedom he has left
Mary
There was a statue of the Mother of God
But this statue seemed a little odd
It was not like the other statues I’ve seen
It was a darker colored Mary, standing nice, tall, and clean.
I've came a long way,
from being teased to switching my tassle,
I always figured my life was a hassle,
Waking up wishing bullies would go away,
I just couldn't grasp the concept of it in a way,
Hope is gone
It has run it's course
As my dreams run farther
And nothing seems to work
But I look up and scream
Help me please
My savior comes
And suffices me
You can’t watch, follow, or listen to that
Those politics full of evil whether you’re Republican or a Democrat
Don’t listen to those unholy people, they are no good
He's the character of man
who thinks himself kind
and generous
until it's all that he is—
a gentle touch,
a loving caress.
Prick and squeeze,
penetrate and hug.
A single finger.
I.
For the first time in a long while,
I went to my jewelry box, a place
Of cameos and my mother’s earrings,
And took out my necklace of delicate gold
And settled it on my collarbone
Laying in bed
thoughts are running through my head.
I remember you, I really do
I just wish I had one last moment to speak to you.
All the times we shared together
those memories will stay in my hear forever.
Everyone has dreams.
Only few wake up and chase them.
The sleep are sheep.
who can't release,
grips, from the nation.
Stricken in poverty.
This can't be life,
Obviously.
GOD didn't put us here
I am “Perfection”. The personification of a real man.
Knowing when to stand firm and when to bend.
My heads hangs out of the picture frame
As my eyes look up into a bright abyss.
They say that you live in the clouds watching over life.
Behind me trails the overcast fading into a storm. I came so far from where I began. Adulthood began with a raging shower packed with lightening, thunder, vigorous winds and darkness.
First comes sin and realizing that separation.
And then there is a choice and with that comes dedication.
Then you have the cleansing of filth, by the blood that in Christ it can only be done, manifestation
Owe we not our souls to God
For sin entangled we fall so far,
Beaten and bruised giving a sacrifice
Yet we in ignorance condemn our lives
Holding on to what is damaging
We say we’re fine make mortals King
I am the best person the world has to see
I am the only person I know, for that is the I and the me
I am the most determined person when I have to be
I am a brave person who has the courage to lead
The river thrashes back and forth, but the beauty is unheard.
Are you willing to listen and hear the song?
The children laugh and look at the world in wonder.
Won’t you look and cherish their innocents?
Let the walls come crumbling down
My heart is open to You
My words speak of what to do
I'm lost
I'm scared
I'm broken
Give me Your word
It'll comfort inside of me
Nothing compares to Your love
They scatter stars
And take all light from laughter.
Across the skies they turn
summer's soft blues
Into stormy grays.
They delight in
All that is tainted with sin.
Your people claim their free, but is empty of leaders with faith. None can draw a single sword from their diminutive pocket.
They say that the grass is always greener on the other side,
But let me tell you that is a lie, because the grass is always greener where it's watered.
Ah, Life. The Great Uniter, The Great Divider. So many burdens to bear, so many battles to fight, so many ways to fall. Are you strong enough to walk, powerful enough to run this race?
You arise, you look, you speak, you grasp, you find..you
To look out in the world, that is displeased, and ugly, you see the beauty in it that makes it beautiful it makes it...you
Today I don’t exist.
I’ll be the sound of the falling tree that no one hears
I’ll be alone all day and won’t take a thing away from the world
Because today I don’t exist.
Stars in his eyes, the sun in my sky.
A man for the world to like, my Uncle Mike.
He's the strongest hero, stands taller than the trees he climbed.
A Godfather that I so thankfully called mine.
As the hands move at an alarming rate, time is of the essence. What could you possibly do to turn this around?
Believe in you
Believe in me
Believe in us
Believe in we
Believe in the bond between us and God
Believe in our love to last forever
Believe in me being here for you and you here for me
I am alone
Surrounded by people yet still on my own
Severed connections, we cannot relate
A wall is between us, it refuses to break
The wall is my own, I built it myself
This kind of love is unconditional
It can never ever fail anyone
Actually it's nontraditional
But this kind of love is for everyone
God saw that it was good,
And he rested.
A perfect world,
But still untested.
Free thinkers.
Free willers.
We ate the fucking apple--
Turned us into killers--
Killers of our God,
You’re not above me
you just judge me
in the direction you think I ought to go.
You don’t know me
so don’t show me
that you think you know my dreams
No one knows more
than the one who dreams,
Beautiful, submissive, and enduring sufferer! You were the lamb imprisoned within a den of wolves. Abandoned in this world, you understood cruelty’s impermanence. The deepest admiration from my heart’s deepest vaults you summoned.
She's waiting by the door
Sixteen passed
she very blue
no one understands
what she is going through
The wise man,
Isn't just no ordinary man,
He played his hand many times,
And was defeated,
Acted selfishy and repeated,
Foolish lies that was granted,
Was the devils gifts,
But what he desired,
Lost in an empty space
craving something to replace
the emptiness.
I was told there was one,
they called it the son
and the light.
I looked towards the sky,
the sun blaze in my eye,
My Christ,
lord and savior,
reign down on me.
I just wish everyone could see ya!
And the truth to be seen!
How can I show my God,
when all i do is sin.
Ball my life up in a wad,
I looked in the mirror and said, “Paint me Picasso”
With the swish of tips from the brown brush
I said, “Paint me Picasso”
Capture this vain image of beauty
While I’m Lost in my thoughts, drowned in my uncertainty
Sarah wasn’t always frail as leaves
didn’t always fall
with a single gust of wind
She was strong.
She was steady as a drum.
until that boulder slipped
cracked open her wandering soul
Save me, Lord.
You're the only one able.
My faith seems to be dying.
My Bible gathers dust.
My list of trespasses grows alarmingly.
My relationships are imploding.
You're all I have left.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
God’s love will never end
I will honor Him being all I can be
(poems go here) I heard before that the road was long
But I never imagined I’d have to be this strong
It feels like you’re asking so much of me
Burden so heavy I can barely breath
For a man to love a woman
For a woman to love a man
God is placed into their lives
For God to love man and women
And for the love of man and woman
To be eternal
I am the wind inside the star,
I am the child seen from afar.
I am the water which few can drink,
I am the man who dares to think.
I am the fire burns ever bright,
I am the ancient, age-old might.
I’m an angel within but I fear my wings
Those graceful, feathered, astonishing things
I hide them away so that I can deny
This beautiful girl, whom I transformed into a lie
Searching in mirrors trying to figure it out
Orphaned from so young an age
It’s a wonder I ever escaped that cage
The world was so dark from the place whence I came
Monsters and demons they soon became.
These Monsters and demons came from those to be trusted
You can live many years on this earth so divine,
And not know the wonders that He can provide.
But then something changes,
Call it fate, if you will.
You’re lost in the cold,
The dark will not cease.
My feelings still strong, but another's long gone.
Forget I must of a time once known, happy I was, but I must move on.
On a road of pain and remorse I go, paths unclear but I still move on.
Jesus is my hero,
My hope,
My Heavenly Father.
Jesus is my love,
My life,
My Living Water.
Jesus is my passion,
My patience,
My Prince of Peace.
Tears streaming down her face.
Seems like everything is pulling her down.
Staring up at the sky,
Praying for a chance that things will get better.
Don't worry,
Give it time.
Life is a rollercoaster.
Anger, bitterness, and hate
That was my lost and given fate,
But then you, Lord, stepped in.
You forgave all of my sin
Lord you planted in me a seed
I allowed the world in and instead raised a weed
It wasn't to You at all fair
Especially since you had told me to treat it with care
I wallowed in wealth and sexual sin
I’ve always wanted to believe
Mama told me you were everywhere
And the pastors told me to pray
So I wore your emblems
Around my neck
Around my wrists
I stayed shackled and barred to your pews
Everything has a face
Just like my Brother’s old backpack
Hanging in the closet with its snares and tares
And every time I look
At it seeing its entirety, places it’s gone, baggage it has carried
I'm scared,
Where am I?
In darkness,
In light,
In knowledge,
In ignorance,
Where have I come from,
And where am I going?
Confused,
I cry out,
Who am I,
Who am I but his?
So, tell me, now who made this mouth of clay?
What mighty being formed you from the dust?
The One who watches you by night and day,
And hears you every thought in open trust;
The Man who takes upon your heavy load,
Here is my question, here is my thought
Do know my mind, the intricacies of my heart?
Do You see me even in the dark, when I feel so alone?
Do You see the wicked thoughts in my head, when I let my mind roam?
Kind and Caring
never daring
Was the good, ole' lord
Was never creeping
nor barely ever weeping
Was our good, ole' lord,
He wasn't prideful
He was just very humble
We're broken from the inside out
tell me where do we go now
in these dark nights and hopeless times
when all our faith runs out
I’m holding onto pieces of my past
My broken heart coerced me to resent
Thinking of the time I saw you last
Longing for the chance to mask your scent
Wonderful thoughts of endless wonder.
Flashy as lightning
Loud as thunder.
Big or Small
No limit at all
To the ends of the earth
and farther beyond
Nothing is impossible with God
LOVE IS MORE
Love is more than hugs and kisses
Love is more than dreams and wishes
Love can make or break your day
Love can take your breath away
Who am I? I AM someone who's heart haven't stop beating because of the purpose that hasn't been fulfilled yet. I AM someone who can do all things through Christ who stregthens me, but it's funny how I never understood the real meaning of that.
God with us
God with us, I’ve heard it said before
But what does it really mean
to be with the Lord?
The Screaming
The Fighting
The Pain
Where do I go?
What do I do?
Run? Fight? Pray?
Run to clear my mind.
Fight for what I believe in.
Pray to God that everything will be okay.
Who Am I?
What makes me, me?
I have been ashamed of me.
Afraid of me.
Sometimes I look in the mirror and
I wonder why You chose me,
What do You see in me that I can't see?
Have you ever seen a tree, grown so big and so strong
From the nourishment of the earth for all the years long
Notice the rays from the sun falling upon all things
Expecting nothing in return yet sunlight it brings
Our poor forsaken generation
Focus...focus....focus
Man if I don't blow this it's like I can't focus
Feeling like I'm choking....but I know if I'm not blowing this
You are there for me when I am crying,
And in you I console.
You support me in my time of need,
When I require reassurance.
You comfort me in my tragedies,
When I can’t find another friend.
When al is lost, and hope it seems,
has left me here deserted.
When friendship's cost, of life and dreams,
have proved too much to pay.
When solitude, and loneliness,
are not enough to comfort.
If I could ask one question of my Lord
How would I pick from all I do not know?
What is the meaning behind His Word?
If I could ask one question of my Lord
How did he think to create the world?
A man sits on a rock on a hill
He searches the horizon
And sees Hope
She stands on a mountain
Her faded image shimmers
And shines bright
He squints his eyes
And catches her smiling
A mile wide
(poems go here)
Let me ask you a question
When you look at your life what do you see?
Is it a story, is it a song?
Filled with the music of your dreams?
(poems go here)
This is a song of my heart, a letter of my soul
The stress of perfection showed upon my face as I gazed at my reflection, but I wasn't perfect. I had become a master of deception, writing lies in the book of life all to create a false perception.
Six thousand years
Religion is still here
A god still questioned
A book full of lessons
The future is planned
By a very great man
Over time I have learned
The reason I have yearned
To Hold.
To Feel.
To Write.
To Draw.
To Move.
To Clench.
Mine to Own,
Yours to Hold.
God’s best tool He’s given me.
Hands.
Child, he was just a child
He was shot in cold blood
With no reason, but he was the victim
Children, children, children
These children were young
They probably thought they did something wrong
Staring out across the water that ripples on its way
Everything just seems so peaceful today
Beautiful colors swirl around me
Reminding me of God's love and majesty
So many shades of orange, green, and brown
"If I should die before I wake," Fingers slip into the lake Queen Anne halo Floating lace "I pray the Lord my soul to take," Reeds do pull From leagues below Tendrils snaking to and fro "One world was not enough for two," Such eyes now clouding Th
You departed way to soon > Now you're up there with the moon, > The clouds, and stars while they shine bright > I hold back tears all through the night, > Can't help but think of all the memories > You truly meant a lot to me, >
The fire inside my eyes
Darkens as I speak
When I speak the oceans rise
And fall at my feet
When they fall I pick them up
And scatter them all around
A drop of love for every broken soul
i am
disenchanted i don’t
care about your world
of illusions
with its love that
isn’t; it’s just
romantic
Challenges we face
But we make the pace
The answers inside they lie
But the time we cannot buy
Sometimes it takes time
Letting it settle is no crime
Weakened by the turmoils of the world
I am contained
By the television screens that speak of the cruelties
And hinders my heart day after day
When God made man
He was created similar.
Not the same,
But close enough that it was Good.
When God made woman
He unearthed the buried heartbeat,
Taking a rib from his cage
To give him someone to love
Why does God choose us?
We are humans, weak with no understanding.
We are humans, lost in a world full of hurt.
We are humans, not understanding why things happen the way they happen.
I’m in the dark
Loneliness trickling over me like dripping pipes
Hope has ran away
So far away that I cannot breath
When I reach out
I expect to find nothing but the damp air
But instead I feel a hand
"Well La Da Da"
I asked God if He made you
But I never got an answer
The thought if you were the one
Ate at my soul like a cancer
The tears that would leak
When my eyes got weak
His glory I praise,
In His grace I live,
Worship Him to live,
Live to worship him.
I no longer roam the world to find love,
Through every seed,
His love is all I need.
A harvest for a every reason,
What will quench this thirst?
I long for something that will sustain.
The springs that flow love but not hate.
Can my soul be satisfied?
I find comfort in this world.
Restless I am.
Please excuse my hard exterior
For I see you have to chisel slow
In order to force through me
To form the creation in your mind
That you see
So much pain
So much violence
So much suffering
So much senselessness.
People killing
People hating
People running
People dieing.
I'm too young to have a stressed mind
If money wasn't real we would have less crime
Cause of banks we got bodies full of hollow clips
Put the money in the bag and run like a politic
Life ain’t soft I pray in the rough
Thought I could make it without you
Thought I would be ok
Going at it alone
Started my journey out into the world
But things got hard
With no friends or family by my side
I broke down
I won't beat myself up
I will strive to move forward
because of a Love based on God
I won't ignore the past
I will learn how to better myself
because of God's Peace in my life
(poems go here) Dear God,
I've had a long day
and I've been trying to pray,
but the words on my mind,
keep spilling out in rhyme.
I know everything happens for a reason,
Only you will know my pain,
Only you will know my sufferings,
Only you will know my heartaches,
Only you will know my true feelings,
Because only you, have the power.
Why has the world forgotten?
Who are you?
Veiled, choices begotten
Who are you?
Hearts of stone, slaves to sin, chained by lust
Who are you?
Oh Lord, why have we gone back to dust
Who are you?
Why has the world forgotten?
Who are you?
Veiled, choices begotten
Who are you?
Hearts of stone, slaves to sin, chained by lust
Who are you?
Oh Lord, why have we gone back to dust
Who are you?
Watching the sunset
And I began to feel empty, ...
tortured and drained and even a bit of envy.
Tears well in my eyes
And I can no longer control
these emotions that have been put on hold.
My only friend at this point seems to be a simple journal I write on every night. I will finish my last page today as a goodbye to my existence:
Dear Friend,
Just an angel in Hell
Trying to get to Heaven
The closer she makes it to the in-between
The further away Heaven seems
One day she'll make it there
Until then, she'll keep fighting her demons
I'm going through the motions
And I don't know why.
This whole feeling is atrocious
But I can't even hide.
I'm smiling in the physical
But crying all day.
Must be something spiritual
He is a righteous man
A man who speaks of God and love
Wrath and forgivness
Heaven and Hell
He speaks of sin and humility
Death and rebirth
A sheperd and his sheep
He is a righteous man
I like the way things are now:
How I can stand at the edge
The sidewalk stopping
Cars flying by, missing everything
Without feeling so tempted to run
To get away
Because where I am now is fine.
God is a doctor
When we are sick He heals us
When we are hurt He heals our wounds
God is a comforter
When we fall, he picks us up
When we are sad, He brings us Joy
God is a gift-giver
The road is marked with sorrow,
My undeserving hollow
Heart waits for every morning,
When it wakes refreshed from its mourning
I could not imagine life without you;
Though I never see you, I know your still there.
In my heart I can feel you,
My soul aches for your loving care.
As the days go by, God continues to be my teacher...
displaying the strongest of challenges to my eye, like cheering fans on the bleachers...
Downcast was I, down to my soul
for I had failed yet another goal.
Cast in front of me, my shadow
My eyes do comply
Yet they disagree on the reason why.
One eye sees dark; the other, the light
Heavenly Flight
I wish I could write exactly what I saw
As I peered out my little window the soft orange glow pierced through the clouds like fire flies
The stars all in place quietly buzzing about over head
I have unconsciously morphed into an affectionate being.
My mind accepts this newness of life,
because It has now unlocked a portal that it relentlessly longed to reveal itself.
Riding down the road with a hint of sun seeping through the leaves,
It gives me a sense of exuberance,
For it illuminates my aspiration to soar above the Sky.
I lost myself a while ago
I lost myself because I lost all hope.
Still, slowly, I try and stand
Though I fall and fall, I will never land
Because in the depths of my heart I know I can do this
The Holocaust burned us with memories and fears
These moments where all of my faith had let loose
All I could do was hide
My dreams turned to ashes the more I thought I would escape
Bandaids swirl around the sugar bowl
Brightly colored strips wearing white textures
A warm and worn comforter
Cocoa and petals inside motivation
Salt-flavored showers drain while blossoms begin stretching wide
She wraps her tiny hand around my thumb
as tears run down my face.
Her green eyes ask so many questions
that I just can't answer.
Not now.
From thee Earth it grow
One of His very own creations
This feeling is going so slow
For these radical denominations
We express our love in tree
Show them we won't stop
Partaking with such glee
WHEN THE GOOD LEELEE TRAVEL AROUND THE EARTH. LIVED IN THIS LITTLE WORLD BELOW THE GROUND. SHE WALKED ABOUT HERE PREACHING THE WORD. THAT IS HOW SHE IS NOW. SHE CAME TO THE DOOR. WHERE A WOMAN WAS COOKING. IN ASHES ON THE HEARTH.
AFRICAN MUSIC CAME TO AMERICAN IN SOME MEAN WORDS. THE SOCIETIES FROM WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN TORN WERE NOT BASED OF THE WORD. THE HISTORY AND THE RELIGIOUS. THERE ARE CODED IN MY LANGUAGE OF DIFFERENT SPIRITUALS SECRETLY COMMUNICATE.
2100, Ma.
can you believe?
the people here finally found their way to
God.we searched so long and- would you believe it-
they just built a big long
staircase up to the
sky and there’s a
I see all of the flowers
When drought gives them pain
You help them by crying showers
Say you love them in the rain
I'm in drought because I'm lonely
What about me? Can you do the same?
~The Good thing About It
the good thing about life is we can learn everyday
we all make mistakes but those things fade away
life is just a maze, and we’re trying to find our way
but the Bible says the path is straight
Every day in the hallway or when I’m sitting in class,
Someone asks me a question about my religion.
I’m happy to talk about it.
Until the derogatory comments and assumptions slap me in the face.
“My pastor said this…
Doubts crowd me
They close me in
Force me to see
A distorted illusion
Twists my mind
Makes me question
Make me blind
Gives no progression
Then, there He is
The source of creation
One voice , on, one heart , one mind ,
but what is the purpose to believe in ones own kind
to believe in theenter beauty that was given to you from above
to love and cherish ones own family .
Dear God,
Somethings I just don’t understand; like things must be extremely complex or my mind too inferior to comprehend, the things that plague the human mind, body, and soul.
I was once untouchable, until he touched me and took everything.
All he had to do was lift a finger to cast my soul dead.
Tears would not flow but blood would shed because
We were no longer equal.
(poems go here) She's Screaming and crying,
I don't know what to do.
I try to help her,
But I can't move.
My daddy,
He hits her again and again.
My poor little sister,
My one and only friend.
This world gives me a feeling of starkness
So many places growing with darkness
Setting that place on fire
Cause Lord need for you is dire
It's so dark they're becoming blind
I don't have an angels voice to sing you beautiful songs
I cant tell you I'm perfect cause I do things wrong
I cant say I'm the smartest person with words
Because I get scary like little birds
When trying to fly
Manda tu luz y la verdad que me dirijan por el camino correcto
Por tus moradas iré sin temor a nada porque tú eres perfecto
Publicare cada detalle del amor que tu medas
tesperare y te alabare más y más
being alone feels like walking through a dark room
everything seems dark and you're just hoping to find the light switch soon
we look for ways to cover the emptiness we carry inside
at times hoping we could die
(poems go here) (A young boy is being interviewed on the happenings at Conneticut Elementary. He tries to get it out as best he can, but his feelings right now are a mixture of emotions his soul has never encountered. He begins to speak)
Discouraged, Depressed, Alone:
Three Words That i Had Known.
Behind my Smile And Behind my Laugh
No One Knew Even Half.
I was once lost,
Unnoticed in the crowd,
Never knew who I was,
But now I am found.
I was floating through the days
Wondering where I would go,
My soul was in a haze
But you brought me home.
I’m not an exception
To the rule
Yet, I try so hard
I’m like one grain in the sand
A particle in the sky
I’m nothing but a spectacle
Yet, I try so hard
From the birth
One was looked at as unusual weird, not normal
But why the eye deceives one to judge
Not of what you know but of what you see
Its hard when your trying to be
Not like he or she
But to be you
Respect the beauty of what God has to offer
Go gently, seeking all beauty and bounty
Tread lightly, in the blue abyss, never ending
All encompassing, what the sea can bless us with
A day of surf, I leave it all behind
I cannot control the ocean waves, nor turn the hands of Father Time.
I cannot see the future, or take what is not mine.
I do not know what lies ahead, but I know I’ll be just fine.
pain and fear of rejection cloud my hear and my mind.
What do i do?
what do i say?
how do i tell you i love you?
Pain coarsening though my veins a sweet release with in my brain as the pain gets stronger and the blood starts to flow i know whats going to happen if i continue down this road but it's to late to late to turn back i can feel myself slipping away
A being but not of flesh
He is existence
He is truth
He is all
The melody he sings
Graces the ears
Like honey the tongue
A fresh current sprung
Spreading, reaching, growing, flowing—unheard
I am free.
free to fly
free to cry
I am not bound
by earthly treasures
nor do i give a
second thought
to those who
fight with fists
and fall to pleasures
I do not,
will not
Suddenly, an explosion,
a burst of noise
tore the space.
Either side
of the place,
divided by spit and air, the unexplainable
and those who think themselves
worthy enough to explain.
He holds my heart within his hands
Bending, Molding, all to plan
Sometimes it hurts, but he always works.
The black is now out of my heart, leaving a hole for a new start
I feel all empty, sad and alone
A 'ray of hope'? B.S.
'Rays' of hope can only be seen. That's what someone else has, that one might observe.
This isn't necessarily seen.
No, for me this is only felt. Swings to and fro.
Your love will last for a lifetime
That's why I praise You
In the midst of a storm in my adolescence, you gave me comfort
That's why I trust You
When I am all alone, You're there
That's why I have faith
There are explanations.
Explanations that God keeps tucked away in a little box,
In the corner of his office.
He doesn’t even know what he wants to do with them.
I do not understand
Why people want what they cannot have
Why people treat the ones closest bad
Why people demand respect when they give none in return
Pages of glossy white paper
A single canvas onto which
I am supposed to magically fit
Four years of heartache and laughter,
Love and friendships On to shiny pages
There is always that road of good intentions
its available and easy to find
but then there is another road…
the one God had in mind.
He will help direct us along the righteous path
They say i'm way too young
To find the man that is the one
If i dont find him i'm going to burst
That is why i put my God first
I picked up my pen today; It felt good to let the stress flow
With every stroke and line finished, I began to breathe easier
Many young teens now smoke, cut or drink but I will write and pray
Your love for me is everlasting, second chances only you are casting
Seeking for love all I got was lust, as time past my heart will rust
Despite my past you are still grasping, unto me while I was still dancing
Why can't I understand The things that are happening. It's when I try to understand That makes me feel unhappy. I'd rather live in a dream, Soar in a book, Than live in this world. Rather than look. See, I'm not really happy Though it may seem.
when i find myself lost and alone
you go out of your way to make yourself known
so that i can acknowledge you
just as you acknowledge me too
as your son who always gets lost
you save me no matter the cost
Oh where is God when I need Him the most?
My enemies surrounding me are near
And I have nowhere else to go. I fear
That God has left me to defend my post.
Oh where is that wisdom I need the most?
Up in the bell tower
Over yonder way
They ring for the hour
Of twelve on God’s days
Upon the carillon
Guised in a garb pitch dark
A man plays a song
Which sets a mood so stark
To have humility is to think less
Of ourselves ‘cause we are God’s creation
Red, yellow, black, white, tell that to the press
For the races received much damnation.
Injustice is still there we need prayers
Lord I hope it’s not too late
For me to wake up
And follow my fate
You’ve told me so many times
To wake up from the dead
I can’t help but sleep sometimes
the laziness I must shed
I listen to You speak,
And I know You’re with me.
I’ve been rescued from the peak
And from the unending sea.
I wish to find myself among the angels,
I wish to die a martyr,
I wish for God to forgive my sins,
And for the soft mold of forgiveness to cool my scarred hands,
I wish that I could forgive myself,
We are the people of this world
We are the people of America
What are rights?
Does rights have a color, a ethnic a gender, a race?
NO
Rights are something that is given but yet earned.
Your love never fails me.
It is everlasting.
It is so wonderful that it fills me
with hope and love that's so fulfilling.
You caress me like a mother that's so caring.
My God isn't her god, Isn't His God, Isn't your God. My God has a different name, a different form, and claim to fame.
The Ocean pulls it’s body back and forth like my lungs that breathe in life.
And my heart that drums it’s final beats.
I’m sitting on a bulk of sand from the high tide line.
Though very different
God made us One.
Gay, Gender confused, Bi
We are One.
Together we can protect
Our brothers and sisters
For we are One
and for One we stand.
My journey starts here
But , where do I go?
High hopes here and there
But , where do I go?
This test is like a show
But , where do I go?
Options weighing high and low
But , where do I go?
I know you play for keeps but my God does too. And I can guarantee he is much better than you. He loved me so much he died on a cross. What you bring to the table and what you have done is one in the same; all you offer me is loss.
Faces dark and faces light,
Hues so varied shining bright.
Different colors God did paint,
Beauty marked on every face.
He decreed that all should love,
Welcome, embrace, never shove,
I’m surprised I passed kindergarten
I couldn’t help but to graffiti outside the hetero-gender defined lines
Like an awkward categorization you attempted to force into a Venn diagram
I never really overlapped
Oh how I dream to pass
No longer with the dream of Jesus
To see and be
With my beloved Jenny
To stand at my own grave
Think on earth how I behaved
To see Willow and Knox
With a new school year, a new start, but friends depart.
And we’ve led our whole lives together, but suddenly we’re taking different paths from each other.
My Compass rose, in sync with yours
You are the two heads, to my oars,
I thank the wind, the land, the sea,
That God has washed you to my shores
A book of an aunt
Who no longer is here
Turn the pages
Listen
Do you hear them cry?
Torn and worn down but still prized most
This book that is broken
It tells a tale of sleeping beauty and her prince
It was never my intent to return to this place
dark halls of betrayal, and lacking in grace
Lustful intentions, like geysers of steam
scald memories ‘neath mahogany beams
Am I suppose to believe this is delliance
I've been taught love can't be brief,
love should never be evanescent, isn't it suppose to stay here being protected by angel wings,
love is to mellifluous for
me,
There is something inside of
each of our
souls-
this desire
for the things
that will destroy
us.
We crave to
behave
in ways that leave
scars.
One tear fell
I was alone
Harsh words shattered,
my perfect dream, and selfish reality was lain
before my turbulant mind
Go, little sheep, from this
bare and desolate land.
Go from this wicked place
with its whips and brands.
Go, press onward through
the cold gates that bar the way
Go, leave this dark world
Sometimes I let my soul become like a desert land,
building up on every side castles made with sand.
I try to hide behind these walls of bitterness and shame,
selfishness and hurt and pride grow like a hungry flame.
I am so torn
Like aborted babies that aren’t born
Separated and thrown into a furnace
To be burned up because of people’s purpose
To reign as kings,
Though he called them gods
Little g’s
Shining drops caress the leaves
Singing the song the nighttime weaves.
Lightning flashes, the thunder chimes
To the chaos of my mind.
Passionate love, wild like fury.
The edges of reality becoming blurry.
I wrote this a few years back before my confirmation of my faith. Hope you like it!:
Her daddy walks her down
To her prince charming
Family and friends smile
At her in this perfect moment with the sun setting
Being in love is like
Being on cloud nine is like
Lemon drops and gum drops is like
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is like
Every kid’s dream come true is like
Disney keeps on inspiring is like
Laying here, delighting in the warmth of the sun You made
Receiving Your tender kisses as the rays hug the backs of my legs
These sticks that I walk on
These soles that give me balance
here i am, little ol' me, underneath Your galaxy.
there You are, up above, smiling down on me with love.
Lord i love you, by and by. You are my love, my firefly.
i wish to feel you, next to me. holding hands, silently.
Dear Lord,
I've always come to church,
Always believed.
Yet somewhere, somehow,everything went wrong.
All my friends are left behind,
The school I once knew is gone,
I get so close,
Then drift away,
I'm only scared of what they'll say,
But in this world,
It matters not,
In a few years,
I'll be forgot,
But in Heaven,
I'll surely be known,
Time does not exist, only clocks. My body is a pendulum. The rubber soles ticking along the concrete so harmoniously as to measure out the perfect period.
He loves, he forgives.
He died, we lied.
He cares, as we dare.
He suffered, we hurt.
He cried, we sighed.
He forgave, we swayed.
He came back, we went back.
He wins, as we sin.
Life, each turn
Leaves you more lost than the first
It's just something
That's when it's bad, it hurts
Not knowing how one day, will go
That's the reason why we get up
To suffer each day of it
At the end of the world
People will cease
To love and trust each other.
People will stop dreaming
And believing
And hoping.
And the human family
Will begin to crumble
Piece by piece
She sits in a corner all alone.
Another day of being bullied at school and home.
Shes too thin. An anorexic girl.
Shes too quiet. Scared of the whole world.
Everybody hates her because she is different.
You have now brought this new plate
Plate of Gold, that no one else but I can Hold
You have now brought this new light
A light so powerful, not even darkness can contrite
For you have NOW brought this new happiness
There's Something in the sky
Just because the lights turned off when a car went by.
There's Someone to share the pain
Just because you heard a name in the rain.
You ask'd u command'd u r the one to whom fate was hand'd
Love I kno not how u endure comsuming of my heart but they can't take me from yourz
Can I change? If you can take this plague from me.
Make it right. Fight for me.
Me myself I'm Drama-Free.
Cordial full of meekness and humility,and this is killing me.
I need a victory!
