I drop to my knees
And draw my last breath.
I attempt to scream,
But darkness surrounds me.
I feel so cold.
I feel so alone.
Where has everyone gone?
Why do I deserve this?
All of my faith
Has brought me to this.
My final test awaits.
My hope is almost gone.
I hear a deep voice
That drives shivers into me.
“You wretched filth.
Your soul is all mine.”
I want to flee,
To get away from it.
It felt like my feet
Were glued to the ground.
I feel the evil presence
Close in around me.
A tear trickled from my cheek
As I whisper, “help me.”
A bright light appeared
And it drove the creature back.
An epic battle unfolded
And at last the creature was slain.
Before I knew what happened,
I felt my soul at peace.
I was ready for a fresh start.
Suddenly, I heard singing.
“Your grace is enough.
Your grace is enough, for me.
In my weaknesses,
Your power is made perfect.”
I returned back to my life.
To live for God or
To live covered in darkness?
It would be hard either way.
How can I stand
When all of life is crushing me into the dirt?
How can I live
When life isn’t worth living?
I remembered the song I heard.
God will help me through.
He’ll carry me until
I’m ready to walk again.
You give
You take
You died
You saved.
By: Sharcu(Tim)
Author notes
Not much to say about this piece. Hope you guys like it!
At first I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that and then he told me, My grace is enough; it's all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size--abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. (2 Corinthians 12:8-10, The Message)
The hangman's noose was tight at my throat; devil waters rushed over me. Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. A hostile world! I call to GOD, I cry to God to help me. From his palace he hears my call; my cry brings me right into his presence-- a private audience! (Psalm 18:4-6, The Message)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But you must let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. (James 1:2-4, ISV)
Written September 13th, 2005
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An interesting write...
An interesting write; our journey of Faith can be challenging - although we must travel our own spiritual path alone, we can still learn from others, as our lives intersect from time to time. Nicely done. --Joe
Perhaps you would enjoy a poem of mine -
"A Sinner Like Me"
The link is: http://allpoetry.com/poem/2307402
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Just to let you know I have been to read this piece...I can see why you won the gold, a brilliant write, I'm now going to read you're new revised poem and will comment on there
Love and smiles ~Lilac
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thanks for the comment. yeah the last line is suppossed to be without spaces. it represents the feeling of a blackhole. being sucked in with no room to breathe. this poem is really great!
-jade -
Very deep I say. Keep writing.
Beka -
yes im rather late...just readin ur poems that u got gold on and ...ya. wow....this is really well done! the emotions displayed are perfect...and do i recognize lyrics?! hehe yay! lol
this is incredible man! great write!
mushy -
Hey, thanks for entering. If you want to enter another one you could do one on how, when, and where you got saved!!! Thanks!
Your Sister in Christ,
Abby -
Amazing expression of your faith!
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You didn't have to ask me *laughs* that piece is something that I would really look for in this contest. Yes you should enter it. And this piece is amazing!
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A beautiful potrayal of strenght, and loyality... beautifully written... wonderful write...
-Katy -
read my testimony on my author's page. That explains it all.
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Woh. Awesome!! You had a strong statement in this one. No one wonder you won
. Right on. I like the whole poem and the Bible verses on the end made it realistic. Now here is my question... what battle have you gone through for you to write this piece??
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This is an amazing write. It reminded me of Job how much trials he had to endure and also kept his eyes focused on God, from whom he expected his salvation. Well done. Anna.
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I love this. In depth truth and a vibrant message. You write beautifully. Yea...I think you need to be on my favorites list
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Wow, so amazing. It tells alot of truth into it you really did an excellent job on this ~Crystal~
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wow...*again, WOW! it is not often enought hat you find a wnderfully written poem with a wonderful message. Loved the vividness of imagery and the story telling tangent, the quotes at the end beautifully contextualised the poem!
That drives shivers into me...liked that line a lot! Seriously well said!
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Awesome, I loved it, it speaks so true. You did such an awesome job on this one. Hey man this is a perfect entry for the contest, and the meaning behind it. I loved it, and you got brownie points for the verses.
Awesome job man,
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VERY GOOD!!!!!!!!! This poem oh my stars.. I just.. yes I loved it. lol. .we have all been like that. it is amazing the depth that is in the poem you did an awesome job.. Very good work, very good emotion.. hey you even put verses in there.. so thats 30 points to you.. Good luck in the contest
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