Crying Aches
Crying Aches
Songs play on repeat
I’m still trying to get on my feet
Trying to stop the songs
I can’t sing, so it’s all wrong
I lift weights sometimes so I can feel strong
But when the time comes, my strength feels all gone
I hug my pillow lots
I only imagine taking my shots
Doubting fills me with concrete
Drags me down so I can’t sleep
Poems get more depressing
Makes sense since this weight is pressing
Me down under the waves
I lie with my ‘okay’s’
I don’t want to go back in time
But darkness infects my rhymes
I’m just real hopeless
Filled inside with stress
Faith feels like water and sand
Only the crumbs are in my hands
Flow through my baby fingers
As the sensations linger
I catch them before they leave
Like tears on my sleeve
I want a purpose
But first I need Jesus
Nothing to cling to
Dunno what to do
Life is empty
And it will be until I can see
I want to, but then I don’t
I think I will, but I won’t
I know I should
But I know I never would
Know I never could
I want to hide under a hood
I know I should wake up
But by now I’ve been through enough
The problem is me but the problem is
I don’t know how to fix this
I try to trust in God
But it all feels too odd
So I put it back into my own hands
Despite my prayers to understand
My motivation slips away like a ghost
Hope thinks of me only as a host
I wish I weren’t so sad
I wish I could be more glad
Doubting shouldn’t be so big
I’m overthinking this
I’ve got to remember
Faith is always the size of an ember
It can grow but it can also move
I don’t have something to prove
God sees through my lies
He watched me craft my disguise
He knows I’m imperfect
He knows I’m still worth it
But it’s so hard to keep in mind
That my father will always be kind
I’m not all alone
I’m still home
Hand held with another
Closer than a brother
High fives and hugs
Laughs and shrugs
Secrets, jokes and hope
Still with Him while slipping down a slope
Fingers intertwine
He says, “you are Mine”
Set my feet on my floor
Reach my hand out towards the door
Triangle is so strong
With the trinity you can’t go wrong
Hardest winds can push
But not stronger than God’s pull towards me
Knock me down but come to see
Pulling me up is He
Better run and better hide
I’ll hold fast to the love of mine
Whines and sobs may rack and fill my body
Shirt collars may be damp
Hair may be tangled
Hope may lie mangled
Curled in a ball I may lie
Pillow clutched as I cry
Dreams may torture my soul
But I crawl out of this hole
6-26-23
Sunday, June 26th, 2023
About this poem
A poem I wrote about life being mid. I really like it and I am proud of how it sounds. Hope y’all like it too :)
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Written on June 26, 2023
Submitted by katherineb.45444 on August 22, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,593 |
Words | 559 |
Stanzas | 45 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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