time for thoughts
please
Death it will feel so good to me
open the door Lord,
and please let me in
I have been pounding my head
against the gate for so long now
why won’t you just let me In?
I cry to you, oh Lord
please let me in
but I can’t make out your reply
through all the pain I’m in
I’m losing faith and hope
I am failing to believe in you
Inside I detect the calling
the cry of evil telling me
to commit suicide, that this is the end
I hear the voice so loud and I’m listening
even if that means losing you, I will succeed
I have no life, I have nothing to fear any more
SEG
*This poem like many of my others reflect a common theme in my writings. I know this was written in my twenties while living in Maine. I wrote much on my suicidal depression through out the years, but remarkably most of my poetry was written in my teens. I also loved writing song lyrics and have a notebook full of songs I have written. I think the older I got the more helpful I found putting words into a journal.
i’m finally there
My sanctuary..
I can go there any time
in my minds eye
or
a trip, willing I’ll travel far
leading me to my safe haven
The closer I get to the lighthouse
the more the ocean
beckons to me.
I am almost there.
All my senses are now wide awake
pleasure and alive inside
The demons don’t live there
they are not allowed
only hope and serenity
thrive
within the lighthouse.
I climb the spiral stairway
leading me home
with each step I feel calmer
the negative energy I carry with me
falls like leaves in the autumn breeze
downward they tumble
leaving me with an empty mind.
Peace
I’m finally there
SEG
*This poem was written after a Buddhist monk read my writings. He challenged me and asked me to write an uplifting poem. The more poetry I post the more you will begin to understand why I was given this assignment. I believe it was written in the late 90’s. It was written in Falls Church, Virginia.