Psalm 19:14
Angry Man
In a marathon of laps for a fool’s-gold medal,Blood hot and heart cold in the chest of a rebel.Perspective eclipsed by passion…
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Choose & Fight
Bridle the stallion and shoe all his kicks,Saddle him and clutch as he wildly flips.Dig in your heels and for the river…
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Conspiracy Fear Ease
The lot of the cowards will fall to the gullible,The hive-minded who class query insufferable.Drowning their fear in a lake named Conspiracy,And…
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Labyrinth
Even though I have a great sense of direction,It won’t help me when I reach an intersection. Recalling the way and having a…
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Paul’s Retreat at Caesarea
He paces for days around his cell impatiently. “I have so much to do! So many places to be!” He pines for…
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÷
Torn apart with teeth or divided in love, Stab with a finger or handshake in a glove. Can ten of us agree…
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Movement of the Church
Prayers for the Temple, Torah mystics, Discounted lambs, Fasts masochistic, Truth polluted, worship selfish and proud, So the people of Yah moved…
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Against
Again, I’m so sorry, I won’t do it again, I messed up again, the same way again. I repent again so please…
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Prophet’s Retort
My family has disowned me and I’ve lost my wife, People mock and hit me and daily threaten my life. I’ve lost…
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Introvert in Zion
What becomes of the introvert who lives in paradise? For I’m surely the most socially awkward of all acolytes. If they have…
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Hold Out
Stones crumble like ash, banners loose like smoke, The black rain assails upon the hearth that’s broke. Dregs of yester wine, candles…
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Lukewarm
How grave the error found in the half-hearted, Casually strolling in the race they’ve just started. Faith bound smartly within the walls…
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Time Lapse
The abacus of life: weekends and paydays, Chasing our lives by sprinting the week dazed. We scan our payslips with an acute…
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Coded: Knight Team
Muzzled like dogs, it filters both ways, Shown who to hate, told who to praise. Walls of marionettes for the Rapine O’Cells, …
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The Word (Secret Eden)
Your Word is a walled garden, an Eden for my soul, A land of treasure and serenity unfurled from a scroll. Wisdom…
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There’s a devil in the camp…
He looks like one of us, nothing about him is ominous, And nothing found in his words of deception is obvious. His…
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Sophia
Beauty’s in the eye of my precious Librarian. How blind are the views of the contrarian. Her towers of books are all…
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Ignorance is Blessed
I’ll ignore what you think is important and true, I can’t agree with what you say or guide me to do. I’ll…
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Retribution
In the days of Jared, the Watchers descended, Their counsel at Hermon left Heaven offended. Bringing gifts of forbidden secrets they taught…
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Nothing Remains Hidden
Dexterous deceiver, clawing each direction, Your victims left hollow or filled with infection. An eye on each angle to perfect fright or…
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Tears of Adam
Bloodstained souls and greed-soaked hearts, Weigh life by the pound and purpose in charts. Mutilation for filling full stomachs and pockets, Degradation…
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Blessings
Let them be blessed with talents and skills, Opportunities, miracles, riches and fields. Let them be blessed far beyond all measure, But…
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Apokryptein
Wise books hidden from the laity, as prophesied, Leaning on devotionals to keep their hearts occupied. They doubt the motives of scrolls…
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Eternal Life
A fountain’s not in that which has sprung, Nor is it found in the spring yet to run. A fire’s not in…
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Lost in Tradition
Eyes scaled over, the blight of short-sightedness, Holding the mirror but nothing to light it with. Admiring gems but only after endorsement,…
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When It Comes
The morning of our mourning is shattered by our Rock Our Fortress – Deliverer – Oh, shepherd of the flock, The curtains…
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Home Sick
The soles of my soul are calloused and blistered, This pilgrimage is rougher and longer than pictured. One stride feels like three,…
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Valley of Yahushaphat
The hyenas cackle over their bowl of bile, The pigs feast gladly on what’s wholly vile. The spiders web in bloodlust greed,…
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Incompetent Servant
How can I praise you Lord? All my words are unworthy, My tongue’s as rough as gravel, my inkpot deserts me. Generic,…
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Under the Influence
You intoxicate me, I wander aimless like a drunkard, About to choke or burst from all the joy I’ve plundered. And if…
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The Morning Hope Left Me
My feet feel heavy, my hands looks redundant, The day is nondescript, the sunlight reluctant. Inevitability continues to pave my path smugly,…
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Ministers
Ministers to my heart sing hidden by the trees, Flawless compositions perfectly interweaved. A caress from creation, a sonata for the soul, …
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Natural Dancer
You can tell a natural dancer from a trained performer, Even if the latter knows much more than the former. Their rhythm’s…
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All Jerusalem
No stone left uncovered by a sandal or hoof, Trees groan under weight spilling over each roof. Young lifted on shoulders, even…
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Alas, My Rachel…
The sun at my right hand as we near the House of Bread, When my love shrieks in a way that freezes…
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Goshen 14/1
Pharaoh now stands when Moses is announced, Abraham’s El has remembered us and pounced! Seeing a blood river would’ve been enough for…
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Sapphira
What a shrewd man I married! So crafty and smart. By giving nearly all, we’re still secure and look the part! Perhaps…
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Majesty of Perception
A lone melody escapes the depths of darkness, The earth lies slain, the wind’s pulse heartless. Grand regiments of light march on…
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Church of Confusion
“God gave us the Law He knew we couldn’t obey, Then manifested as His Son to lead us a new way. Now…
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Speeding Ticket
Damn, a speeding ticket! The fact is I’ve earned it, What good work can ever prove I don’t deserve it? It’s not…
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Unforgiven
My friends keep my “Wanted” sign, sentiment changed, Secured in a gold frame, well-inked and still stained. As I roll back into…
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Stubborn Heart
The root of a tree supports the skyward branches, But knows not the wind or how sunshine answers. It refuses to budge…
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That Morning at Sinai
I’ve hardly slept in two days and got a cleaning fixation, At times I couldn’t even breathe because of anticipation. Will God…
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Forum-Christians
The Forum-Christian’s “light” to the nations: Devoid of respect and wafer-thin patience. Rude to the atheist, snide to the believer, Either agree…
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Many Will Say…
“Lord Lord! How we glorified you at our church service! D’ya hear our sermons about how your Law’s worthless? Have you seen…
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Foolishness
Who can judge your ways or correct you on love? Who has a better perspective than you who’s above? Who can teach…
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Peter on the Shore
Man, I’m exhausted…These crowds are horrendous! And when I dream it’s of a sea of faces that’s endless. They push and shove…
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How Weak I Am
How weak I am, how utterly pathetic, My life is a sham and probably heretic. I have nothing to bring, no skills…
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The Word (Water & Fire)
Your words surf through time and distil upon paper, Like the blessing of rain upon the faces of nature. Encompassing our lives…
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Grand Symphony
Every bird with music on its tongue, Collaborates in a united song, A resonation from across the blue, An endless melody composed…
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