Soothing The Soul

A touch

From a word

Working its way in

Resonating

A resource to look for

Longing longevity

The burn that brands me

An incision to live in

Heart hurt

Paralyzing from work

Surgical solutions

Mending the madness

Contending

Tending to transformation

Restless to move on from

This body I live in

Skin stretched to its limit

Ripping apart

A station to start

Invasive incisions

From my inability to make decisions

Tangible boundaries

Feeling surrounded

Digging up to establish a foundation

Rock bottom, a place for relation

The cross is at ground level

Keep your head on a swivel

Articulating perspective

Connecting the dots

For a line of vision

The eyes of the heart see from within

Mirrored motives

Studying devotion

Picking up what's been broken

Lending a helping hand

Turning on the lights

Brightening the sight

Physically, mentally, & spiritually

Ironing out the wrinkles

Keep it simple

Leveling the playing field

Mutual encouragement

Symbolic to represent

A bond to connect

The language of the heart

Encrypted

Coded chaos

Coursing through

Adhering in attitude

Improvements to include

Concluding to characterize

Preparing for each, surprise

Enemy Attacks

Empty the enemy

God's love will, set you free

As you're stepping into, your destiny

The darkness that lingers

As the enemy hinders

My surrender

Taking me back in time

Before You were on my mind

Transformation

Will I make it?

How do I embrace it?

I can barely face it

Faced feeling

Is this how I'm feeling?

Welcome willingness

Wealth to invest

Identifying the in speck

The suffering spot

Inflamed

To enraged to engage

God doing for me what I couldn't do for myself

Active action

Treading traction

Amazed by what's happened

Never easy in completion

A trivial pursuit

Letting loose

Unwind the tense hands

Maturing through recovery

Discovering what's under me

Underground

Where I get turned around

Seeking a solution

For removing what's within

Unconventional methods

Baffles the brain

Airing out the attitude

Coming to conclusions about the cranium

In this process

Of finding purpose

Give it a shot

To get lost

Exhaust the thought

To stop the talk

Chit-chat

I've had enough of that

Inventory the solidarity

This killing spree

within me

Conquering the character

And

Sicken the soul

Ember and ashes

Blowing off steam

Coming clean

The light has been diminished

Though, the warmth remains acquitted

Smoke signals arising

The hope left for admiring

Admit the deficit

Applying the rest of it

Lessons to retain daily

Instruments to find a rhythm

Helping to make decisions

Direction, depicting, destination

* Inspired by the song Fire & Rain by James Taylor.

   - Thank you for the challenge, Justin

Imprisoned & Distant

Musing to mend

My brokenness

Breaking news

Choking through

Gone without goodbye

Now I sit here and cry

Reminiscing reality

Fear festering the fallacy

Testing the waters

Seeing how much of a bother

Going further

To get started

At the end of myself

Finally ready to accept help

Altered terrain

Sanity shattered

In a matter of seconds

With no way of turning back the hands of time

Why was this designed?

Without the bad

How can there be any good?

With no way to be understood

Driving off into the sunset

I won't soon forget

Memories mapped out

Tears shed through every account

Recounting the memories

Engraved within me

Shaped by fire

Studying the details of desire

Sculpted

Clay conformed

Molding memory

Forever tethered to be

Detailing to present

Resetting all that I resent

Setting the table

One last time

Waiting, with you in mind

* Rest In Peace, Savana

Envy

Enmity

Nurturing

Vain

Yearnings

* Desire For Hire *

Lust longing

Envy calling

Encompassing

Craving the fix

That will relieve it

The feeling sickened within

No matter what

Let's do it again and again

And again and again

Until the end

Destroying myself

Instead of accepting the help

Knocking at the door

Here we go once more

Chaos calling

Craving attention

This roller coaster ride

On to getting high

The magnetic field reeling me in

Investing in sin

Withering within

Diminishing my grin

Creating the hell, I'm now living in

Goodbye

Until next time

Off to the sky

Mesmerized by the monetary

My thoughts can be quite scary

This creature

Faking these features

Substance to smile

Only for a little while

Beaten to break

Destroying my fate

Contempt prior to investigation

Unable to establish relation

Labeled from my mind's creation

Generally educated

Beating out the imagination

Illogical interpretation

Corrupt configuration

Contortion conformant

Doleful dormant

Becoming a doormat

Trampled under foot

From dust to dust

Can I just give up?

I can't

I don't want to

There's pieces of me

That don't want to leave

Demons shall flee

As I continue to believe

Let me be!

Be still!

Silence the suffering

I've had enough of me

Meet me in the middle

Ripping out the root

So obtuse

Hitting the nerve

To swerve

Off course

Of course,

Causing a reflective action

 Blinded by the light

Surgery for new sight

Adding color to life

Seeing the details of the strife

Navigating

No negotiating

Articulating what's darkening

Starting to shed some light

Ignite the night

Maneuvering through

Thoroughly

Reprimanding

Directing to discipline

As I continually expound upon

This journey within

Pursuing Purpose

Looking for a purpose

That's been buried all this time

Til it's revealed in the right frame of mind

You're not that far away

Though it may seem that way

While the enemy is at play

Wishing he was at bay

Being consumed by the waves

Waves of emotion

Disorienting

Distracting

Causing to react

Not equipped with all the facts

Of how to act

Attack the process

Proceed in the attraction

Attained with passion

Realizing assets

Sorting to be set

For the quest

Questioning the quirks

How does all this work?

Wondering why I'm here

In times that I can't see clear

Steer me in the right direction

Help me understand Your affection

To help with my inventory inspection

The speck spotted from another person

Revealing something stuck within

Learning worth to understand the wealth

Progressing to improve my health

Implementing implied suggestions

While,

Answering more, of the questions

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

In times of doubt

It seems we are without

Unable to see

Where to go

Or what to do

Be reminded of what is most important

Fix our eyes and mind on You, oh God

Our fortress

The firm foundation

Which can't be shaken

Shaking off the shackles

To share our story

Your mercies new every morning

No matter what we've experienced in the past

It doesn't have to last

Resonating in the mind

All the time

Nurturing the seed of faith to grow

Into abundance

Preparing for any hardship

With our worship

Studying the word

The life maintenance manual

Understanding identity

Revealing purpose and calling

Where we are truly belonging

From the guidance provided

By God

Who

Designed us

Satisfy

Seeking to find

What satisfies my mind

Only to find

I was wrong all the time

Only through You

Shall I ever be complete

There's nothing in the world

That could ever compete (x3)

Father God

You are my provider

Revealing blessings daily

As my thoughts betray me

You sustain me

Whatever may come

Your will shall be done

When it appears hopeless

You fix my focus

As the storms rage on

We carry on

Overcome

Persevere

Endure

Nurture

Needing consistent connection

And to continue learning lessons

Praise be to God, always!

Forever & ever, Amen!

Smile On Your Face, 'Cause You Found Your Place

The escape

To alleviate and appreciate

All He did create

The flip side

To getting high

Living life

Shedding the strife

Winning the fight

That's already been won

Now then,

Let's begin

Being

Becoming

Welcoming wonder

Preparing for what's yonder

While remaining planted

Roots running deep

Beneath my feet

As I seek

Spring above the clouds

I don't want to come down

Looming with laughter

No longer the chatter

As long as I get after

It

Identifying Translation

Transmitted

Transforming

Forming the warning

Signs of life

To bring light inside the lives

Of others

From one to another

Lighting the candle

Dusting off the sandals

Cleaning the saddle

Preparing to rattle and roll

Rolling with momentum

Moment after moment

Sustaining the focus

Replacing the broken lens

Shifting the tense

Taking down the tents

Sorting out the sense to move on

Living long

Long after life

Passed on

Invested in the light

Vision

Blind vision

From intuition

To indecision

Becoming insecure

By retreating from the cure

Exploring the exterior

Feeling inferior

Dive inside

Seeing the other side

All the lies

Within the mind

Allow to subside

From the hole in the head

Rather than wind up dead

Relief

To real living

Watching the leaves fall

In the midst of the fall

Still able to stand tall

Through it all

Feeling stuck in the cell

Living through hell

Strapped to a gurney

Proceed in the journey

Always in a hurry

Take time to rest

To be able to invest

In the process

While living in the present

Relieved of all that I resent

Shedding the pretense

Disconnecting

To connect & collect

All there is to ingest

As we digest the rest

Making room for the fresh

Breathing in the air

Aspiring to inspire

Inspiration sparking the passion

Discovered in our own fashion

Clothed in character

Learning to love

What's provided from above

Abundance

A fun dance

As I abide

Instead of deny

The suggestions

There shouldn't be any questions

It's for our protection

It's much better than what I've already ingested

Pretension

Causing tension

Tense

Sense

Common sense

What's common with the problem?

Seeking the solution

From confusion

Insight

In sight

Prepared to fight

For the right

To spread the light

Taking it to new heights

Over the darkness

Mending the madness

As I continue to practice

And value the assets

That God has set

Within my grasp

Proceeding from the past

Ending how long it will last

Fast

Forward, to reset what I resent

The apologies sent

Sending the message

Cleansing the mess

As I'm being pressed

Realizing I'm blessed

Not lessened

From learning the lessons

Through experience

The greatest teacher

So many tests

To test abilities

Respond to the abilities

Creating responsibility

Continuing to learn who I am to be

From what God decrees