Religious Anxiety Poems

God, cure me of this disease, 
A ever-lasting disease, 
A disease of the heart, 
A disease of the mind, 
In which love-sick fools seem to...

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Sans sixth (psychic) sense...
poise zen dystopian rant

This prognosticator doth predict
potential based at current rate
sinister debacle that will
instantaneously annihilate,
United States storied republic, 
which alarming horror 
points...

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Enjoying Earth's promised land
of compassionate
multicultural communion,
we share a preference for deep
rich soil
and fertile green-blue
resonating surf

As our bodies adjust
to rocky and prickly
either me
or not me space

And...

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the soul

The verb soul often appears in literature
and has its outpouring in religious thinking 
But is there a soul independent of the body
if so, who...

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There is no comfort in what I do 
I just choose my burdens
Learn to accept my responsibilities  
Live out my life finding happiness 
Where...

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Author’s note: The following is in haibun form—poetic prose (microfiction with less than 200 words in this case) coupled with a haiku. It was written...

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Inspired by the songs and lyrics of Bob Marley



Like three little birds people stop to listen.
To hear songs sang of redemption. 
Pitched by their door...

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Hostages kidnapped: casualties of war

After extorting pound of flesh
lifetime humiliation drummed into captives
hammering indelible nightmare
no amount of therapy can expunge.

Lifetime trauma inflicted perpetrators wage
dead bodies...

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"Death comes equally to us all, it's true,
No matter who we are or what we pursue.
It doesn't heed our wealth or our fame,
Taking us all...

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Before blurry eyes
Everyday I write psalms
I could make some plans
or cause an accident
by chanting religious songs
but Jesus would idle me
and his Disciples wouldn't butt in
Their...

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I contemplate the bobber on the water.
It is as still as a friend’s prayer at meeting.
Connected to this moment by monofilament
I sit as if I...

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Gloria in Eggshellsis

By Mark Stucky
Will my shell crack open
from external stresses?
Will my soul ooze out to sizzle over fire.

Will my soul simply rot inside my...

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Purgatorial Perceptions

By Mark D. Stucky
In the basement, I heard fluttering sounds
coming from inside the old chimney.
Cautiously opening the clean-out trap,
I came nose-to-beak with a panicked...

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(Author’s note: This poem was written during the 2020 lockdown in the early part of the pandemic when many people were isolated and afraid. It...

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Autoerotic is the practice of saxual self-stimulation which is believed to heighten the saxual experience.Commendable deeds aren't Sexual behaviors that go against personal values,and religious...

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