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The darkest hour comes with pain that's insane, Excruciating, unrelenting pain. The sobbing and gasping are so abrupt. The heart is broken; the body gives up. The darkest hour tries to take full control, Searching through the suffering for the soul. Disillusioning evil tells a lie. “Death will set you free, so let yourself die.” Numbness begins to smother the feeling. The chaos of your mind sends you reeling. In time you know there must be a reason To continue at least for a season. Looking deep within, you search for the light, A seed of love to help you through the night.

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Michael Tor

Date: 7/18/2022 10:02:00 AM

Wow Bill I was ready to call 911 after reading the first two lines. You had me worried there. Something I don't look forward in experiencing but I guess we all do unless we get raptured, l hope for that Bill I'd hate to go through what you so eloquently described. God bless you...

Bill Baker
Date: 7/20/2022 7:29:00 AM

Thank you for your sensitivity to my plight. Michael. The specifics are more than I should share. The general is the lessons learned. They come out in some of my poetry. Thanks again for your encouraging comments and thoughts my friend. Bill

Michael Tor
Date: 7/18/2022 4:41:00 PM

Wow Bill twenty years of Recovery. You have been through a lot my friend. I can't imagine going through something like that. Your will and determination and Gods's grance got you through it though. What an incredible feat you accomplish to deal with such an illness. You should write a story about it. I'm sure everyone is curious and would be supportive. On the other hand it might be a personal matter, or you maybe haved blocked it and you just had had enough of it and just want to move on. god bless you for sharing and I'm so glad you came out of it OK. God continue keeping you healthy my friend...

Bill Baker
Date: 7/18/2022 11:33:00 AM

It was real in my life, and worst than it sounds. 1974- 1975, I survived by the grace of God. Terrible experience, but tons of life lessons and spiritual lessons in that one year. The pain and memories took another twenty years to heal and learn from. I just wrote down what I felt at the time. Thanks for reading and commenting my friend. Bill

Mpho Kgaswane

Date: 7/1/2022 2:00:00 AM

Hello Bill this is a beautiful sonnet and it stimulates one's imagination about the darkest hour. Regards Mpho.

Bill Baker
Date: 7/2/2022 4:54:00 PM

Thank you for the visit and comment on my poem, Mpho. Have a great day! Bill

Jennifer Fenn

Date: 6/30/2022 10:49:00 AM

My favorite kind of poem -hope in adversity. Thank you for that.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/30/2022 3:23:00 PM

Thanks for the visit and the comment, Jennifer. Have a great day! Bill

John Watt

Date: 6/29/2022 2:07:00 PM

Only someone who has been in a dark place can write this way. I'm glad you saw the light and found hope in it. Thank you for sharing this profound sonnet, Bill ~ John

John Watt
Date: 8/25/2023 8:31:00 PM

Bill, to me, every comment or reply is a gift from a friend. Regardless of when it is received, it is cherished. This poem was clearly of personal significance to you, and it shows the depth of your character that you are able to share it with your poetry friends. The book of James states, "The testing of your faith develops perseverance", and in Romans, "suffering produces perseverance, perseverance character, and character hope. And hope does not disappoint". I'm so thankful you found that seed of love to help you through. I look forward to reading this again when I receive the upcoming anthology. Blessings ~ John

Bill Baker
Date: 8/25/2023 2:29:00 PM

Somehow, I missed your comment, back in June 2022. I was editing this one and noticed my mistake of not replying to your comment. Thanks for the kind and thoughtful words, John. Now that's it in better form, I'm submitting to for consideration in the anthology. Blessings my friend. Bill

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/21/2022 2:25:00 PM

Excellent write, Bill! You’ve said much about the darkest hour, its pain, agony, numbness, searching for the light!

Bill Baker
Date: 6/21/2022 4:42:00 PM

Thanks for the visit and comment, Kim. Have a blessed day my friend, Bill

Timothy Ray

Date: 6/20/2022 2:24:00 PM

whoa what a write....this sojourn thru the darkness and the the ending as deft as Emily would speak..."hope is a bird heard in the gale" excellent capture indeed

Bill Baker
Date: 6/20/2022 4:48:00 PM

Thanks for your knowledgeable comment, Timothy. Have a great day! Bill

Constance La France

Date: 6/20/2022 9:51:00 AM

Bill, powerful and deep write, I can relate as I have been there (waiting for the end) but finding that flicker of light within glowing and then growing, wonderful ink, blessings ~Constance

Bill Baker
Date: 6/20/2022 4:51:00 PM

Thank you, Constance, I'm sure glad you made it through. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Robert Gorelick

Date: 6/19/2022 4:48:00 PM

I know what it is like to be trapped at the bottom of that deep, dank, abyss, trying in vain to climb the muddy walls to the surface. But many do make their way out into the sunshine. Godspeed Bill

Bill Baker
Date: 6/20/2022 4:53:00 PM

Thanks for the comments, Robert. We just have to do the best we can with what comes our way. Have a great day! Bill

Panagiota Romios

Date: 6/19/2022 3:04:00 PM

In some, the treatment for the pain ends their once happy days. In others, it really works. I am neither theologian nor cleric, nor MD . Like bed your last two lines, Bill Panagiota xx

Bill Baker
Date: 6/20/2022 4:55:00 PM

All we can do, is the best we can do. Thanks for the comments, Pangie. Have a blessed day my friend. Bill

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/19/2022 2:01:00 PM

Hi dear friend, please see my comment Tom,, Jennifer. blessings, hugs

Bill Baker
Date: 6/20/2022 4:55:00 PM

Wii do, Jennifer. :-) Hugs, Bill

Sotto Poet

Date: 6/19/2022 6:52:00 AM

Bill, this is such a perfectly vivid reminder to cling to each other and look for the brightness! Your writings have done an excellent job of capturing the gloom and doom that accompanies the experience of despair.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/19/2022 10:19:00 AM

Thank you my friend, for your comments and encouragement. Have a great week! Bill

Miranda Hawley

Date: 6/18/2022 10:53:00 AM

I was beginning to wonder if this was a prelude to suicide, but then I read stanza #3 and was like okay that is better. I hope someone finds this encouraging.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/18/2022 11:50:00 AM

Me too, Miranda. People need help when they face what seems the end for them. There's always a way to move forward, sometimes it's just slow and painful. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Mike Gentile

Date: 6/18/2022 7:02:00 AM

Bill, this is such a beautifully poignant reminder to hold on and seek the light! Despair is indeed a dark hour to endure, your words perfectly capture it!

Bill Baker
Date: 6/18/2022 11:49:00 AM

Thanks, Mike. Trying to share what it can be like, for real. I described it as best as I could. It's hard to put those emotions into words sometimes. Bill

Harry Horsman

Date: 6/17/2022 11:09:00 PM

You write it well, Bill, i know someone going through what you write. Like the fighting spirit at the end, yes life is worth fighting for, pain or no pain...

Bill Baker
Date: 6/18/2022 11:39:00 AM

Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Harry. We just can't do it without some help from the spirit within that never gives up. Have a great day my friend, Bill

Joe Dimino

Date: 6/17/2022 7:06:00 AM

Pain, not only gets our spiritual attention, but it can be sobering in the sense of making us look deeper in search of reason and love. I wish pain on no one, even people I dislike or don't agree with. I don't think God uses it, for any reason -- it is a product of evil. We must have faith, and endure when at all possible. Blessings my friend. Hope you and yours are doing well.

Joe Dimino
Date: 6/18/2022 2:52:00 PM

Pain, suffering, non of this can be understood until Karma and Reincarnation are considered. I know, many seemingly innocent, including myself have suffered, for what seems no apparent reason than, a mysterious plan of God's. Have faith. I don't buy it...not possible from the Father Whom I Love with all my heart. "We sow what we reap!" Is that true...or only sometimes?

Joe Dimino
Date: 6/18/2022 2:43:00 PM

He Allows it, Our Free Will~that is all. He suffers every downfall and weeps with us, feeling every agonizing moment. It is never His instrument. He uses no weapons. Reread Paul again -- God did not give Paul that pain, he allowed it. Free Will. Paul brought it upon himself. He did not remove it because Paul had the power to do so -- by changing his heart and mind. Paul retained that lack of humility which permitted the malady to persist. In God's major plan evil will ultimately bring about good, for it is its own condemnation. Never God's desire nor will for us. Yet, I respect your disagreeing. I hope I am right:)

Bill Baker
Date: 6/18/2022 8:35:00 AM

Thank you, Joe, for your wisdom and your comments. I don't agree with your statement, "I don't think God uses it, for any reason -- it is a product of evil". IMHO, sometimes it seems to me that God uses pain to prevent unnecessary further injury or death. At others times, like in the case of Paul's (pain in the side) for dicipline or to remind us of something. To help bring something to our minds. Just a thought. Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Joe. Have a blessed day, my friend. Bill

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/17/2022 4:57:00 AM

Nothing worse than being in the dark abyss of severe pain, but in time it eases and you slowly come into the light once more. Hope you're keeping well Bill, soon as I saw that vile comment on my poem alarm bells rang and contacted admin straight away. Some creeps have nothing better to do. Enjoy your weekend. Tom

Bill Baker
Date: 6/18/2022 11:42:00 AM

Thanks for the comments and the help with my situation, Tom. Not everyone would understand. I wouldn't have even said those things in my "Darkess Hour". Have a great day my friend, Bill

Anil Deo

Date: 6/16/2022 2:37:00 AM

Ditto: dialog(uE) with Susan Lawrence about life experiences with the "darkest" HOURS. Write Lights On

Anil Deo
Date: 6/22/2022 4:07:00 PM

Shalom, shalom Bill. Good conversations here, & your STRONG biblical positions. It's so easy to be swayed by "tradition & philosophies," (see Timothy, Titus, Jesus answers on Endtimes / verses in Matthew 24). ThanX, with yr prayer 4 us, Church-work us prospering.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/16/2022 1:00:00 PM

Thank you, Anil. I hope all is well with you and those you minister to. Have a blessed day, my friend. Bill

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 6/15/2022 10:48:00 PM

Intense. I’ve never encountered pain as described ~ no one but the one suffering truly feels the agony.

P.M. Richter
Date: 6/27/2022 9:54:00 AM

This comment is great as it points to the fact that the physical mind/body” experiences suffering while the true Self remains untouched. This moment of profound suffering has been described as the dark night of the soul. It can be a deeply transformative experience. +FAV

Bill Baker
Date: 6/16/2022 12:58:00 PM

I'm happy you have not needed to feel suck a pain. All things have purpose and my painful experiences have taught me many things. I am who I am today because of what my experiences have taught me and revealed to me. Thanks for the comment, Unseeking Seeker. Have a great day! Bill

Susan Lawrence

Date: 6/15/2022 4:00:00 PM

Bill, You have described that inner pain so well. I’m sure you have experienced it as many of us have. When nothing seems to help and it only seems to get worse and darker. There is always light at the end. And love is the way for so many reasons. A seed of love is a blessing . Beautifully expressed. Hugs to you my friend, Susan :)

Bill Baker
Date: 6/15/2022 4:33:00 PM

Thank you, Susan. I have experienced what I described several times. God is good, He always pulls me through. Praise to the God / Love. Hugs, Bill

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/14/2022 11:45:00 PM

You have described suffering from pain spot on in your poem Bill. I wish that no one had to suffer that kind of pain. I call on the angels for help when I am in pain and I always get it. Blessings xxoo

Bill Baker
Date: 6/15/2022 4:35:00 PM

I cry out to the God of Love, my Creator. The only hope I have is through Him. Blessings, Connie, and thank you for the comments. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/14/2022 2:18:00 PM

We all have had and still will have dark painful moments or hours or days in our lives. All we can do is hope and pray that the will and spirit will be stronger than the body. A deep write Bill which you described very creatively . Hugs and blessings Jennifer

Bill Baker
Date: 6/18/2022 11:47:00 AM

Thank you, Jennifer. It was real, but I got through it with the light within. Hope others see that is the main point of the poem. Hugs, Bill

Joe Maverick

Date: 6/14/2022 12:32:00 PM

A dark start Bill, the flesh is weak.' But the Spirit.? Well if that's weak. I shudder to think.' However there are brighter lines ahead..' I Don't know Bill.. You are a one.' You've got me Acting all out of character here. ' some People Have me down as 'the gloomy one' and they do Need continuity..! Otherwise what might happen? I'm having grave concerns by now.' About my Role at this point.. So I advise less of this sort of.. Well shenanigans, get back to the happy stuff, LOL))

Bill Baker
Date: 6/18/2022 11:45:00 AM

More of my normal poems soon, Joe. Have a great day my friend, Bill

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 6/13/2022 7:41:00 AM

Wise words for healing! Through our darkest hours there are rays of hope! Beautiful piece. :)Paulette

Bill Baker
Date: 6/13/2022 12:19:00 PM

Thank you for the kind words, Paulette. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 6/13/2022 7:11:00 AM

I eard it said: No pain, no gain. Yet no one lkes to feel pain though I suffered from it often. A great sonnet with great if sad emotions.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/13/2022 12:18:00 PM

Thanks for the comment, Victor. Have a great week! Bill

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/12/2022 4:28:00 PM

A cry for help in the wilderness we have all of us at sometime experienced this and it is a journey one can only do alone and alone interpret it's consoling revelation I love this poem and have made it a fave Bill my friend you are a good gentle soul all that you write with your ink cleanses me also. Hugs and blessings Jennifer

Bill Baker
Date: 6/12/2022 7:09:00 PM

Thank you, my dear friend, and thanks for making it a FAV. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill