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The Dark

Posted in Lonely, Hurt, and Bitter, Poetry, Spiritual and Confessions, Theological, tagged , , , , on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The darkness refuses to lift
In the deep of this valley
I cannot seem to sift
Through all my countless folly
The troubled sea will not calm
Inside this troubled heart
This injury has no healing balm
For a remedy I know not where to start
I want to become bitter against You
To blame You for my mishaps
But you know exactly what to [...]

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Princess

Posted in Poetry, Social on March 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Beautiful brown eyes
And a smile that lights up your face
Even with tubes in your arms
You’re the princess of this place
 
You pretend you have flowing black hair
Even though the chemo has taken it all
As you dance in the court yard
It’s obvious you’re having a ball
 
Your portable monitor
Is your charming prince for the night
You dance away [...]

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Have and Have Not

Posted in Poetry, Social on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Many people have died
Many wars have been fought
Many mothers have cried
Over the haves and the have-nots
 
 
Many preachers have ignored
Many politicians have forgot
The chasm, the valley, the gorge
Between the haves and the have-nots
 
 
Many ignore a solution
Many have cast their lot
In the ongoing discussion
About the haves and the have-nots
 
 
There is One who will restore
The peace we have [...]

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Theodicy

Posted in Poetry, Theological on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

O sovereign Lord of all
To You we lift our eyes
Before Your holiness we fall
O Father please hear our cries
 
Though trial and tribulation abound
And great evil we cannot ban
Our worries, You say, are unsound
And we should seek solace in Your plan
 
We do not know whom evil will select
Or why the innocent must suffer
But You promise to [...]

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