i'm at the bottom of the ocean
forty feet down
stones tied to my feet
trapped
i'm drowning
air in my lungs
can't breathe
suffocating
vision going black
i feel you
your hands grab me
pulling my up
saving me
thirty feet down
there's hope
a sliver of it
i'm almost gone but
maybe we'll make it in time
twenty feet down
you're still holding on tightly
i trust you now
you'll bring me to the surface
be my savior
ten feet down
i'm relying fully on you
you're the one to save me
i feel safe
which is hard in the ocean
one foot down
so close
almost saved
i could touch the air i crave so badly
if i tried hard enough
but i've already used all my energy
relief washes away the fear
the pain
safety is so close
and then
you let go
after i finally trusted you,
you let me go
and back down i go.
You were T
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When reality was unmoored and adrift
When life’s harshest winds ripped a rift
When ominous clouds loomed overhead
When anger leashed gloom tinged red
You were a ( ( (( VOICE )) ) ) of reason
When kindness and healing was sparse
When probable friendships were a farce
You gave me hope, you kept me grounded
When rebound of love’s alarms sounded
You are a J
E W E
L of the sea
A whirling tsunami washed you ashore
A precious rock, I’d come to adore
Like colorful sea glass, I’m eased by you
A gem of a gift gallant and true
A treasured heart about to unfurl
I’m destined to be your pearl of a girl
Remind me, Lord – that You have heard, whatever comes, whatever this life brings, I know the King who writes His light over the spirit… gently revealing, a love that never leaves, a hope that always brings assurance of the King of Kings.
Let His blessings flow,
A river to sooth my soul
Lifting my heart, ‘tis all aglow
A spirit who’ll surely console
Let His blessings enthuse,
A joy who sparks the moon
Painting hearts in a gentle muse
Love that sing’s the sweetest tune
Let His blessings hush fears,
Writing the heart in affection
A life lived for Him, through the years
Remembering His love is perfection
Let His blessing still the shadows,
Caressing the spirit in a song
Revealing the One who once arose
To silence each tear, right all wrong
Let His blessings exalt
A kindness that comes from the heart
Writing the world without fault
His blessings of love will never depart
Let His blessings restore,
Every heart, every soul, everything
So that, this Jesus I adore
Is glorified – He’s my soul’s KING!
Jesus
The blood dripped from His forehead mixed with the tears
Of His sad eyes, all for me.
The crown of thorns bore my evil thoughts.
I put it there; He felt the pain of every sin I had committed.
I wept,
He was mocked with my words, spit on by my arrogance.
The beard ripped from his sweet face from my disobedience.
I wept,
Lash after lash with a whip made of my choices of the world,
Taring into his precious body with my hand of hatred.
I wept,
They laid Him on a cross made from my hard heart,
Over and over, they drove nails created from my anger into His beautiful hands and feet.
I wept
I watched Him hanging there enduring the pain of my sin,
His blood spilling for me.
He looked at me with His warm eyes and through the pain He smiled.
It is finished, He humbly whispered.
I wept,
My sin debt paid!
With his last breath birthed a new covenant.
It was not over, as many thought.
Oh, how I wept.
Susan D Perry
One thing the Lord will always do
Is extend a hand to me
He always saves us from ourselves
The mighty Savior, yes, is He
He's won every battle
He has ever fought for me
With great love and compassion
I have found a place with Thee
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier Bitesized 115 Poetry Contest.15/06/25
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Weary from dreaming.
Life void of meaning.
Drowning in sorrow.
Unable to face tomorrow.
Christ The Savior appears.
Vanished are all her fears.
stars had aligned, my savior finally arrived
visions of you clung to my eyes,
months of anticipation and stolen stares
i still haven’t figured out your must-be-lovely name
walking under that purple flowers tree
on the mattress nature laid for us to be
with full of flowers and butterflies flying by
it is the fate’s will to be, to make you mine
invisible strings and the touch of your hand
sparked something in me that floods my eyes
the wind in my world always flows towards you
a sign of arrival, of beacon i imagined
ere this day, my world covered in gray clouds
but now finally turned purple-pink,
the golden daylight pierced through the haze
for once i'll let this sin feeling bloom, that was born in the dark
I bleed
Dark crimson drops
Dripping into water
Sounds like,
“Wo-man,
wo-man,
wo-man.”
I bleed
Pain, pain
Irrigating the soil
Of my now fertile womb
Seeds planted
Growing into life
I bleed
Only blood prepares
Where life begins
Blood for life
I bleed
Blush rose, Just a drop
Pain, Pain
To tear the veil
To open the way
The seed to plant
Sounds like,
“Wi-fe,
Wi-fe,
Wi-fe.”
I bleed
Deep scarlet waterfalls
The river he rides
Into this bloody world
Pain, Pain
Sounds like,
“Mo-ther,
Mo-ther,
Mo-ther.”
I bleed
The woman's war
Death holds my hand
As I scream
I bleed
Only blood can
bring new life
I bleed
Bottomless red fountains
Poured out on the ground
Pain, Pain
Sounds like,
“Sav-ior!
Sav-ior!
Sav-ior!”
I bleed
Each drop shed for you
From brow, limbs, and side
To give eternal life
To rip the veil
To open the way
To the most Holy
Only blood can bring life
Only my blood will do,
so,
I bleed
I trust in my Savior,
He holds me above the water.
The enemy is beneath me,
my troubled soul;
is set free!
Take from me, all you need.
I will praise your holy name
for eternity.
Lord, you are the number one;
important King,
these chains I hate that have kept me weak
could NEVER take my soul like a thief.
Maybe I’m just too crazy,
maybe I’m just not right,
but what if I was the only one?
To reach for you.
Would you still lay down your life for me?
Would you still die for me?
Because I know I’ve seen
and felt your love so deep,
this rage of fire
that can’t be tamed,
I find myself lost in aesthete
take from me all you need.
I will praise your holy name for eternity.
Don’t you want to see His face?
On the day you run and win life’s race,
it doesn’t matter where you’ve been
or just how far you’ve gone in your sin,
He is the truth!
His precious word is so underpinned,
the lost today follows a trend
that destroys their hearts,
but that's where mercy begins.
You are my Rock, my Strong hold,
You’re the reason I can sing.
You’re my Hope in times of trouble,
You’re my Savior, You’re my King.
I stand amazed, You love me,
A sinner, a wretched soul.
Yet You give me refuge in the shadow of Your wings,
And lift me from the miry hole.
Each time I stumble, You catch me,
When I’m weak Your strength is more,
When my soul is heavy and my hope is gone,
You lead me to Your shore.
Then You sit with me, and we talk a bit,
You remind me of Your great love,
That its deeper, wider, and stronger still,
Than the Heavens are above.
That just because I can’t see You,
Doesn’t mean that Your not there.
And the times when I can’t feel You,
Doesn’t mean that You don’t care.
That my journeys not always an easy one,
Sometimes the mountains are hard to climb.
But I’ll always make it to the top,
If I keep Your hand in mine.
You say to keep going and don’t give up,
you haven’t finished with your plans.
And when I feel I can’t go on,
To remember with you I can.
You say you’ll always be here,
I’ll never walk alone.
That You will see me safely through,
Until you bring me home.
I Chose to Live In the Clouds
my feet are fixed to the ground
the world pulls at me to bring me down
my head and heart are with my Savior
He has bestowed on me his favor
and by His promise of hope
He helps me cope
and I can shout out loud
I can live with Him in the clouds
I'm sorry I let You down Lord
I didn't mean the things I've done
I feel Your disappointment
It's a race I haven't won
Help me hold on
Help me be strong
I'm calling the Savior here and now
To have mercy on me
And to set me free
I'd forgive myself if only I knew how
O’er gentle sunrise, tender peace abides
Light risks striking shadows of darkest night
Moon and stars flow, cling to the sky as guides
Glowing on wings, beyond the clouds of white
Birds and angels sing as the silence cries
Light risks striking shadows of darkest night
His still voice from heaven stirs hearts so wise
For those who know His beauty lives in love
Birds and angels sing as the silence cries
My heart is grateful for hope from above
In melodies of grace, His song concludes
For those who know His beauty lives in love
He confirms that His love never excludes
Holy light blesses all souls who believe
In melodies of grace, His song concludes
We rejoice in His birth each Christmas Eve
O’er gentle sunrise, tender peace abides
Holy light blesses all souls who believe
Moon and stars flow, cling to the sky as guides
oh my! oh my!
i always prayed for days like these
"when i would run late for the class
and someone saving me a spot"
though something it speaks to me
of truth i'm facing bigger than my dreams
"this ain't your dream college
this ain't what you worked for"
but something it speaks to me
"avenoir a great this desire, till you see the worst"
a savior in the war
a refuge from my demons
shelter till i fly again
my cold barren land
has already dug my grave
i'll stay till the summer arrive
my dead silent heart
and covered in magoa
longing for something beautiful
that can lethe my pain
and set me free
a savior is all i seek
who can cast the right spell
who can revive a soul dead
who can fulfill broken promises
who can stop the rain red
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