Tag: Poetry

Dare I Trust My Heart Again?

Dare I trust my resurrected heart?
The flickering candle of hope?
The dimly lit path to freedom?
The trickling water of peace?

Dare I trust the softer voices in my head?
The gentle breezes in my soul?
Dare I trust the raging monster is dead?
That it will never rise again?

My heart was crushed by the hammer of injustice.
Broken by ghosts of the past.
Paying for crimes she did not commit.
Drowning in tears that were never hers to cry.

It trusted the bloody hands of those who claimed to love her.
The freezing tomb of silence.
The glaring eyes of rejection.
The coals of shame poured on her head.

But dare she trust these quiet chambers?
To lay down her sword?
To tear down the walls?
Dare she believe in trust again?

No! I dare not trust my fickle heart.
My fractured mind.
My wild emotions.
My murdered soul.

I dare not trust my destructive self.
My racing thoughts.
My doubts and fears.
I dare not trust my broken self at all.

I dare to trust an unseen God.
I dare to trust His tender love.
I dare to trust His healing touch.
I dare to trust His whispering voice.

I dare to trust His wounded hands.
I dare embrace the blood He shed.
I dare believe the words He speaks.
I dare surrender to the cross.

Father, forgive my wounded heart.
My angry tears. My shattered soul.
I never wanted to hurt you.
But I was afraid to trust your stubborn love.
But I’m not afraid anymore.






Mary’s Little Lamb

Mary had a little lamb
His heart was pure as gold
And everywhere that Mary went
Her lamb was sure to go

Then before her very eyes
Her little lamb grew up
The hour had come to make his climb
And drink his bitter cup

How Mary mourned for her little lamb
She once cradled in her arms
And kissed away his every tear
And protected him from harm

In her heart she always knew
Her lamb was born to die
To save the dying world from sin
And give it eternal life

So as you kneel beneath the tree
Gathering treasures in your hands
Remember to thank our loving God
For Mary’s little lamb

Things I Believed That I Don’t Anymore

God is mad at me
God is punishing me
God is disappointed in me
God expects me to be perfect

I have to go to church to be a Christian
I have to obey church rules
I can’t dance, take a sip of wine, wear shorts
I can’t question God

Real Christians sacrifice themselves to serve others
Real Christians have faith to jump out of their wheelchairs
Real Christians tithe, even if they can’t pay their mortgage
Real Christians never say no

If your feelings are not Christ-like, hide them
If you have a conflict with your neighbors, bake them a cake
If you speak the truth that hurts, apologize
If you don’t get along with everyone, something is wrong with you

A woman should never leave her abusive husband
A woman should bow down to men
A woman should be seen and not heard
A woman doesn’t deserve respect

I believed all those things and more
Because I was brainwashed
Because my eyes were closed
Because I believed it was the Gospel truth

But, I don’t anymore
God opened my eyes to the Truth
I no longer walk in darkness
Because the Truth has set me free





A Heart And Soul Talk To the Brain

Listen up, brain!
I’m in control now
Stop playing those dusty, ragged old tapes
Over and over and over
You know the ones
With the murderous voices
That paralyzes and cripples the soul
Those thunderous, earth-shaking voices that never shut up
I’m sick of it!
Look what you’re doing to the heart
She cries for days
She mopes around the house
Too depressed to even pick up the broom
She loses interest in everything she loves
She stops singing and creating
She can’t even put two words together
She just sits and stares at a blank screen
Day after frustrating day
She hates what she sees in the mirror
Is it herself she sees?
Or is it that tyrant who broke her soul?
She can’t tell anymore
They both look the same
Well, I’m telling you right now
It’s going to STOP!
She’s a good heart
Despite the scars and serrated edges
Even when she’s bleeding
She still knows how to laugh
She still knows how to love
She’s broken, but she’s not destroyed
You tried to make me hate her
And sometimes I do
When she rages like a demented monster
When she explodes all over the place
Making a big, fat mess of everything
But I’m on to you, brain
I know where you’re coming from
I know who orchestrates your ungodly lies
And makes the heart believe them
It’s over brain!
No more!
As much as you believe the demented lies
The heart believes them less
So this is how it’s going to be
We’re going to work together as a team
No more mud-slinging
No more filthy lies
No more pulling against one another
We work together or we die together
Which will it be?
Speak up, brain!
I can’t hear you!
Okay then, smart choice
We’ll work together
And since we can’t jump out of the skin we’re in
We just darn well make the best of it!










Fight Like a Warrior!

Again I fall down
The winding stairs of despair
Into the arms of the insatiable monster
Hungrily awaiting me there

Like a vulture he feasts
On bloody wounds with greed
Picking old scabs
And making them bleed

He ravages my soul
He batters my brain
He crushes my heart
And fills it with shame

Enough! shouts the warrior
From deep within
I will not surrender
You will not win!

In a bloody pool of injustice
The scapegoat lies slain
Beneath the sins of others
for which it carried the blame

With new resolve I dry my tears
And climb back up the stairs
Out of the oppressive darkness
Anger and despair

If life is a game
I never learned to play
The rules are always changing
And the price is hard to pay

I only know the ways of truth
For which I bear the scars
By those I entrusted my heart and soul
To be silenced and locked behind bars

Bars of guilt shame and regret
For crimes I did not commit
But they were bigger and smarter than I
Thus I was easily tricked

But I’m bigger and much wiser now
And aware of the games people play
And the fighting spirit they tired to kill
Is alive and well today

If you are walking the bloody trail
Of battered forgotten souls
Find the courage from deep within
To fight like a warrior and take back control

For if you don’t you will never win
The battles throughout your life
And will shrivel away in the prison
Of heartache sorrow and strife








































The Swing

Though just a swing beneath the tree
It was the world to me
My favorite place to release my mind
And set my spirit free

There were no rules to follow
No watching my peas and queues
Just me and the big blue sky above
And the glistening morning dew

I sang from the top of my lungs
To the fishermen below
No longer restrained by shyness
Fearless wings began to grow

Off and on throughout the day
I hopped back on the swing
Until darkness cast its frightening spell
Turning friendly trees into scary things

Many years have come and gone
Since my childhood days
When every flower and blade of grass
Never seemed to fade away

Now the sun is sinking fast
Beneath the clouds of time
My steps are getting slower
And lagging far behind

But now and then in solitude
My mind goes wandering off
Down dusty trails of long ago
In search for what was lost

The shadows are much denser now
And I can barely see
Except for my greatest treasure
The swing beneath the tree






















Only One

One God
One Father
One Son
One Holy Spirit
Only One

One Creator
One Garden of Eden
One Forbidden Tree
One Deadly Bite
Only One

One Virgin Mother
One Babe in a Manger
One Carpenter
One Teacher
Only One

One Cross
One Crown of Thorns
One Savior
One Resurrection
Only One

One Way
One Truth
One Life
One Light
Only One

One Government
One Leader
One Ruler
One King
Only One

One Life on Earth
One Physical Death
One Way to Heaven
One Way to Hell
Only One

John 14:6
I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 8:12
I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Revelation 22:12
Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have down. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.


Night Whispers

As I sit alone in the stillness
Beneath the starry sky
I release my soul through the darkness
In search for the reasons why

Why are hearts so arrogant
Why do they starve for love
Why do they break so easily
Why do they push and shove

Why do they feel so empty
Why can’t anything fill the void
Why are they ever restless
So anxious and annoyed

Why do they burn with anger
When another disagrees
Why are they never satisfied
Why do they lust and greed

My soul returns from the darkness
Revealing whispers of the night
Of where wayward hearts went wrong
And how to make them right

They abandoned their Great Creator
And went their separate ways
Down a dangerous slippery slope
Not counting the price they’d pay.

They surrendered to the Evil One
They believed and trusted his lies
And followed him through the gates of Hell
Where his laughter smothered their cries

The Evil One hates the Creator
And all that He has made
He prowls about in the darkness
Corrupting hearts easily swayed

But there is healing for every heart
Broken and tortured by sin
When asking the Great Creator
To make it whole again

So guard your heart with open eyes
Never sleeping on the job
And be not fooled by the Evil One
He only seeks to rob