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John Groenewald Poem
Failure I see
Failure I have felt
The failure I have come to know
Failure has become safer
Then any home
The past
The present
All have seen the
Same old
Why is the cry so load
Why does it sting in pain
Why does feel so safe
In home of so much hate
The Voices say
You never belonged
Never had the right to stay so long
You will always be alone
Unwanted by those you call home
Sitting here outside in the cold
A stump the only comfort from
The freezing dew resting on
The frozen sharp grass
Failure to what’s right in front of me
Failure to recognize it not me I want to be
Failure to see that each day is the same
A source of entertainment for them
In the only way that brings them joy
Torture and pain
Another night of stench resting on my nose
Another night a meal for the the starving bedbugs.
Another night of dread awaits
Another night wondering if I would wake or worse what if I wake
The voices say load and clear
You never belonged
Never had the right to stay so long
You will always be alone
Unwanted by those you call home
Life is done
With nothing ever done right
Only luck to survive
It’s plight
Walking alone
Has Made me see
What the world around me
Has to offer me
As I walk around
All it has for me
I see it’s cold
And without a soul
It’s cost and toll
With failure
As it’s final
Reward.
Copyright © John Groenewald | Year Posted 2026
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John Groenewald Poem
Feeling cold,
Cold inside,
Like a winters wind,
Blowing ice.
Longing for warmth
Desperate for hope
Needing Christ
These wounds are
Deep
…This heart…
incomplete
A Winters chill,
in the dead of summer
Walking a path
Lonely as it may be
Needing Christ
Dim as it may be
From a distance
Like the sun rises
In the morning
Melts all that is frozen
Brings forth the lost and broken
So too
My soul yearns
for Thee
Lord where art thou
Staring into the
Void at home
Lost to the day’s
Resting in all of the
Emptiness
that resides
Within thy self
Felling cold
Cold inside
Pushed aside
Hope fade
So do thee
From a distance
Like the sun rises
In the morning
Melts all that is frozen
Brings forth the lost and broken
So too
My soul yearns
for Thee
Lord there art thou
Standing at the door
Looking inside the room
Your home feels warm
Comfort seem to fill
The aching hearts
Still staring through the window
With Discomfort on full display
But if they ask
My heart unsure
Hesitation will arise from the storm
Inside
Pulling me aside
The only hope
About to pass me by
…Time to step aside…
A Tainted spirit
With Uncertainty
No choice but to walk away
All The voices cries from within
Hold on
Turn and see
Is it true
Lord,
Lord,
Have thy come
Is this warmth real
Or undone
Hope fades
Within me
Walk down this path
So familiar to me
Only….
To turn and ask
Lord why have thy…
come for me?
Copyright © John Groenewald | Year Posted 2026
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John Groenewald Poem
Verse 1
My time passes by as the seconds
tick away
I page through the book of life
Pages of happiness
Pages of bitterness
Pages all through my life
Chorus 1
Hold me close
Hold me tight
Hold me through the lonely night
Give me peace
Give me harmony
Allow me to rest easily
Verse 2
The story of my life can be seen through the book
Hundreds of pages to be read
Stories of achievements
Stories of failures
Stories gained through my life
Chorus2
You’ve held me close
You’ve held me tight
You’ve held me through the lonely night
You gave me peace
You gave me harmony
You allowed me to rest easily
Verse 3
We all got to die its just a matter of time
How we will go no one knows
So be proud of what you’ve done in life
Be proud of who you are
Who you are
Chorus 3
Hold me close
You’ve held me closer
Held tightly through my loneliest night
Giver of peace
Bringer of harmony
Now please allow me to rest easily
Chorus
Hold me close
Hold me tight
Hold me through the lonely night
Give me peace
Give me harmony
Allow me to rest
To rest easily
Copyright © John Groenewald | Year Posted 2026
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