Category: Unchained Tongues
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Wrestling Death
Cannot this hope keep silent While I mourn still more Not ready to give up Not ready to sleep In peace that is calling my soul I’m crazy you must think To withhold from myself The soft light of daybreak The kiss of the sun To hold on to all that is left Left of…
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CASTAWAY
Behind the eyes of a castaway Lies the heart of a seafaring maid Born for the great wide open Shipwrecked in fear and shame Her heart dreams of sun dancing on water Like before, when she was sure and brave Now, buried in regret and sorrow That speaks down to her hope in this fray…
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THE LONELY
Turbulent Ocean Tossed about sea The sound of the heart Inside of me Seething and sighing Through night and Through tears The sigh is deafening The lonely is a prison sentence And I hold the pardon This is the only home I know Alone Unknown Bowing to a whim That’s not my own I can…
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FOURTH WATCH
There’s an ache that keeps me up at night That wakes me In the deep of the fourth watch The silence is deafening Empty Quiet But I’m not alone I can feel Him Present Very near He’s there Keeping watch over my heart Keeping watch over the ache in my soul The loneliness that owns…
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ANGER
The darkness of anger It’s what I feared Feared that if it spoke Would rage Would resent Would never stop Photo by Lucy Chian on Unsplash The silenced ones They disappear Into the dark Familiar, horrible comfort Of hiding Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Righteous indignation For the dishonor Of hearts Of love Without…
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UNCHAINED TONGUES
Poetry With a Purpose. Poetry that gives voice to stories that have long been silent. To give dignity to suffering and pain, declare hope in captivity, and celebrating the resilient soul! To honor the sacred. To validate the truth. To release the cry of the wounded heart and find healing in brokenness. I embarked on…
CRISIE HUTCHINGS 