Within these poems is the bittersweet journey of one victims struggle
to become a survivor and to remain a believer.
It is a hope to turn tragedies into something valuable,
and a testament of how good can come out of evil every time.
- A Love Letter – I wish to be so close, I can feel your breathe upon my face…
- A More Convenient Season – So, I have not a need for Christianity, I might call on God, but only in tragedy…
- A New Day ~ Seasons Change – To heal our wounds, To mend and renew…
- A Shepherd’s Care – A shepherd’s care for his flock, Is not to be untold, He shares a plea to keep his sheep, Safe within its folds…
- a stranger’s care – A stranger’s care, Unbiased flare, A warm embrace, Simple grace…
- A Voice – For the woman who is raped, And carries the blame…
- Alone – Standing here all alone, I wonder if I can be seen, I am deep in thought with tears…
- An Artist’s Palette – I am so broken, Falling apart, A thousand pieces, Strewn like art…
- And Yet, I Love – Realistic are the nightmares as I fight in my sleep, Screaming bloody rages of the things that I’ve seen…
- Assist A Seeker, Save Their Soul – Our greatest purpose as we see, Servants of Christ we must be…
- Born Void… – Sorrow I feel that you will never know, The deeply affective states which move our souls…
- Called To Serve ~ Pain and pride Are in our stride Shouldered to protect Innocent lives
- Changes (contradictory) – My biggest battle comes from within, My biggest fear, I see in the mirror…
- Choices – Those traumas I’ve faced have not been easy, I’ve often questioned their value in tears…
- Daddy – I have divorced myself from you, You’re not my daddy anymore…
- Don’t Trust The Past – And if I dared to speak a word, I never challenged what I heard, Or quickly whipped into my place…
- Enable Us – Enable us to accomplish the impossible, That they might know Your glory…
- Exposed! – I love who you pretended to be, An honorable man full of integrity…
- For Him ~ I dream, I hope, I love… Unconditionally, May you see His light, Shining in me…
- Good Grief! – How good is grief for our growth, It makes us travel certain roads…
- Happy Veteran’s Day ~ to the hero’s of our land, For a time that’s bittersweet, Because of you we still stand!
- Hospitality – …And may our actions portray the words we say, For love is not love until it’s given away.
- I Beseech You, Lord – Take me, break me and make me dear Lord, Just what You want me to be…
- If Jesus Spoke To Me – My child listen carefully, To all I have to say, You are never alone, I am here to stay…
- In The Flesh – May my words fall silent, If my tongue wants to lie…
- Jesus… – When tears are shed, And fear rears its head, Do I foster those thoughts, Or believe You instead…
- Just… Like… That… Our lives can change…
- Lord, Don’t Let Me Quit! – I feel so weak, I’m on my knees, I need your strength, Lord help me please…
- Many Fears – Fear to gain and then to lose, Fear to dream whatever I choose…
- My Grown Up Christmas List ~ (for my daughter…)
- My Prayer and Plea – Dear Lord you know my deepest need, You know the prayer by which I plead, You know how good I want to be…
- My True Love – I have prayed for companionship, And my life’s true love…
- No One – I am no one, Just forget me, We never met, So no regrets…
- Nothing Material – Help me understand your ways, for I fear I’ll go astray, It can seem so difficult, I don’t like it this way…
- Only One – A loyal partner I vow be, Your biggest fan, just wait and see…
- Remember Jesus – If ever I grow weary, With the weight of my load, May I remember Jesus, Who carried His cross alone…
- Romans 15:13 inspired – Father God if I Believe, I Pray it’s evident for all to see…
- Safe Embrace – Soft whispers in my ear, Explicit, candid and sincere…
- Say Good-bye – Am I not worthy of your tears, Of saying good-bye after all these years…
- Scars are Beautiful – Do not tell me I am beautiful, If my scars you have not seen, The ones burned deep into my flesh, And my very being
- Set it Free, This Child in Me – I want to sing and dance with my arms lifted high, Grow a set of wings and soar into the sky…
- Someones Child – They curse my name, I feel so bad, For I am hated, By my mom and dad…
- Song – Touch the sun, become a star, Dance with the moon, find who you are…
- Teach Me, Lord – Teach me to walk slower Lord, So that I may truly see, All of the wonderful treasures…
- The Evil Conductor – My humanity became your playground…
- The Gardener – Do not grow weary from the training, A gardener must cultivate His seed…
- The Simplicity of Gratitude – May my attitude, And the words I say, Reflect my gratitude, And prayers of thanks…
- The Truth – The truth you did not want to hear, Though you acted most sincere, You coaxed and claimed it was safe…
- To Commit a Sin – Every time I commit a sin, I bury the whip into His flesh…
- To Live As I Pray – I never tried to share the load, Of another brother’s along the road, Therefore my Father’s love I never showed…
- To Share Our Burdens – How might I bless you from above, If never you ask and trust in love…
- To Wound Thyself ~ Are you harder on yourself than you need to be… Ripping and destroying your humanity?
- Unforgettable – I fear my tears and all they portray…
- untitled – I will soar although I crawl, Can’t keep me down though I may fall…
- What Our Mess Reveals – There is beauty within our struggles, And our sweet and tender tears…
- Where Is God When It Hurts? – I wonder where He is, He is being whipped and nailed for sins He didn’t commit…
- Would I Ever Know Jesus? – If I never had trials, Or tribulations to bear, Would I bow with submission, To my Father in prayer…
- YOU are NOT… My master, my ruler or my owner…
- You Think You Won – You’re not sorry for things you say, Words like daggers you curse my name…
- You Tucked Me In – Sweet dreams you said and quietly left, with each of us girls tucked in our beds…
Jessie Jeanine 