Tired of trying Sick of dying Deep inside With every breath Put yourself out there Only to be slammed Disappear into the vortex Ignored, forgotten, lifeless Bring me liberty Help me make a difference Want to be heard Listened to, not cast aside Not like Samson the Israelite Crushed by his own arr

Stress This anger I feel A strong wind A hurricane of hate Knocking everything from its path Destroying the joy I once felt Every ounce of love I may have had Now gone in the raging storm The stress building up Breaking loose from its bonds Releasing terror and destruction But as the clouds roll a

Divorcing With Children A child born while love is strong, but love grows cold, bitter Fights break out as love grows tense; walls built brick by brick Distance goes from near to far, until no fleeting hope remains Another child born while love is weak, their last attempt to save They must fix what

Doorbell rings and in they come. Parents welcome all who show Out come the drinks for one and all. Laughing. Drinking. Smoking House begins to reek. I hate this place with all my heart, stinking house Desperate for them all to leave, put a bitter end to this night unending Get the stings out of t

Deceptions, treachery, falsehoods, lies The mind can be confusing, boggling Telling one thing, meaning another One line, two lines, what’s between? Tell me truth, guide me straight, true Circle round, lost, seeking, longing Knowing somewhere lies the center Focused, piercing, hoping, finding Seek

Roots Avarice, greed, covetousness They’re all the same These are “the roots of all evil” For these things evil will be done Many resort to murder Some rob banks Or steal through blackmail Some commit fraud Many go to jail Some sell drugs Others simply shoplift In the end it’s all the same The roo

Death The wind of freedom Blows again Taking with it The life of another His eyes close For the last time After years of pain Pain from disease Pain from lost lives Pain from a broken heart Relief at last After all these years Meeting Jesus face to face No more will he wait No more years of anticip

Suffering Spinning in a whirlwind of uncontrollable factors Ripped from the inside, twisted round in a daze Thoughts not focused, driven insane with agony Tornadoes let loose to do indescribable damage Lightning flashing, shocking, burning, unstoppable Thunder pounding drums, reverberating loudly

The drink of hate Raging down his throat A fire enkindled within Burning, blazing, blistering Turning him senseless Giving him torrid red desire A hateful, deceitful yearning Changing, morphing, transforming Unleashing the fiery beast within An incensed bull, vexed, and bitter Those who know him,

Darkness Pain, sheer agonizing pain, invisible to the naked eye, yet more devastating than the obvious Sharp shoots from nerve endings as pricks try to distract and relieve what is trapped within Wish that physical hurts were enough, but are dim in comparison to decades of trauma Darkness, sadness,