Tag: poetry

A Poem to Break the Silence: A Lament

How does a writer,
Pick up her pen,
When the weight just gets heavier,
The dark have no end.

The lists that are made,
Dawn journaled with sigh,
Of all the burdens weighing,
Then more added by night.

Pouring out prayers,
It’s too much Lord, see?
This is why I feel faint,
And my heart begs to breathe.

The day brings pain’s increase,
The broken break more,
The well stumble over,
The stable lay gored.

My own mind and heart,… continue reading