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Nicholas Ellis Poem
I embarked on a journey of self-discovery
To find that where I began was also my destination
We would like to think that life has some magical equation
I have travelled across the sea and through eclipsed forest floors
I’ve climbed the highest peaks only to discover
That God must be higher
Trawled the abyss to discover that I have limitations
And that hell might not be below the surface
I studied human nature to find that I don’t fit into
The physiological make-up of the theorists
I’ve aged to discover that the fountain of youth
Is only within my mind
I’ve bled to discover that we all are red below the surface
I’ve loved only to find that it is accompanied by heartache
I’ve died and yet I cannot tell anyone
What lies afterlife?
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Nicholas Ellis Poem
Each day I add a line to my letter Lord
I’m sorry that there are more requests than thanks
You have been with me before I was
You have moulded me into your vessel
I carry with me a divine message
Signed and sealed by you
When called to arms I will stand among other messengers
Ready for your command, Ready to die
But for now I walk with the shadows
Silhouetted by your angels
At night huddled together we sit and speak to you
And through visions and life changing encounters
We understand your answers
Sometimes in the innocence of children
Within their untarnished thoughts and prayers
Lies the strength of God
Even whispers sometimes drown out the screams.
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I stood still to liberate all the senses
As I looked at the woman
Standing beside the grave
Emotions contorted with disbelief
Death does us part
Who knew you would be allowed to reveal
Experience and caress such beauty
To have it all drain away in a split second
Sometimes walking around this nest, we put together
Intwined with branches probing the resentment and lost dreams
The Wind blew, homeless treasures
Subtitles in a newspaper
Is that the sum of his life?
Whittled and abandoned muddied springs still run
Forged crevasses of doubt and despair
Slowly erode my memories of him
Good bye, my love.
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Nicholas Ellis Poem
I could not understand why no one else was crying
For my loss, why were strangers laughing or even allowed to smile?
Why have they not appeared by my bedside to comfort me?
Like wind chimes in a storm fluttering about at the pulse of God
I longed for peace, serenity an end to this nightmare
I did not know or even understand what was about to unfold
In the Darkened dreams of savages we are only shadows
Cast upon the child’s mural of life
As stress and worry sapped my spirits vessel
Weakness grew unrelenting, unemotional and inhuman
Sickness does not understand borders or social status
It is only when disease lies upon your bed
That you truly experience a sense of loneliness and helplessness
A child cannot be protected by its parents
When illness takes hold, these are inner battles
That must be fought, with medieval intentions
The passion to live for the young or
Thank God for the emotions of life for the old
Death never loses it only retreats into the darkness
As it masterminds another attack,
May God Guide us as to when it is our time
That last breath, the final thought, your last emotion
Ask for forgiveness
May you be remembered.
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Nicholas Ellis Poem
It’s strange that everything happens in a second
The conception of a child
The moment of graduation
The time you died
The time it's taken to read this poem
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Nicholas Ellis Poem
The cold mechanical box beside me
Amplifies your heart beat
A Rhythmic dance to life
Through crystalline lenses, I saw your image
For the first time, an excellent preview of our future
Tears meandered silently across my chiselled cheeks
Together we embraced in the thought
The prospect of your creation
Life’s potential cocooned within the womb
Nestled within the warmth of your mother
Life had embarked on a journey that would see the
A twisted tail of events and fate
That at conception would have been prophesized
A sensation of fear moved through my body
As I knew that I would have to hold and protect you
Until the day that I die
Where does one gain the strength to hold your hand
I love you, and only wanted to know you
Thank You God for this wonderful gift
I hope to make you proud of me.
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