Darkness to Light – Take Two
The prompt over at dVerse Poets Pub today is to think of our words as seeds and to consider what we want to grow from what we write. I decided to share a revised version of a poem I wrote almost three years ago. I recently submitted the original version to a poetry contest, and although I did not make it into the final round I received some great feedback, so I decided to incorporate that feedback into this version.
What I hope will grow from these seeds are encouragement, hope, and faith for at least one person who is struggling today with the darkness of depression.
Darkness to Light—Take Two
Darkness surrounded me
Darkness invaded my mind
Darkness enveloped my barren soul
In the darkness
The evil one whispered
Thoughts that seemed my own
They’d be blessed without me
It would be better if I was dead
Tears drowned me
Tears flooded my mind
Tears drenched my barren soul
Through the tears
The evil one whispered
Thoughts I believed were true
I am broken beyond repair
These tears will never end
Pain ensnared me
Pain clouded my mind
Pain threatened my barren soul
Amplifying the pain
The evil one whispered
Thoughts I was powerless to deny
This pain will forever cripple me
I will never know joy
Then God’s Light
Pierced the darkness
Illuminating my soul
Revealing the sin in my mind
Proclaiming the way for me
Forgive Jesus whispered
As I’ve forgiven you
Your darkness will subside
His words are true
Then God’s Love
Dried all my tears
Infusing my soul with joy
Clarifying truth in my mind
Declaring healing for me
Live Jesus whispered
As I live in you
Your tears will be dried
His words are true
Then God’s Truth
Erased my pain
Protecting my soul
Clearing lies from my mind
Redeeming my life for me
Love Jesus whispered
As I forever love you
Your pain will be decried
His words are true
Darkness, tears, and pain
Replaced by my Savior’s
Light, Love, and Truth
Holding me forevermore
He is my Light
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God will always be our guiding light:) amen
Reblogged this on Good Devotionals and commented:
Very good and encouraging! Enjoy!!
Amen,Amen,Amen!! Been there! And I praise God for rescuing me!! Great poem 🙂 Love you
Thank you for such an encouraging comment. Praise God, indeed! Peace, Linda
Darkness tend to feed more darkness.. so finding that light that feed more light has to be the best thing that can happen…
A beautiful write, Linda.
Darkness versus light – the age old story. When we are at our lowest ebb, the dark thoughts seem to champion at times.
It is so easy to fall into that darkness when we measure our own worth without remembering the light. ..without remembering we are loved not because of what we do or who we are, but because of Who loves us.
Amen! What a poem. Thank you so much for sharing this. You have no idea how much this was needed by my heart today. So double thanks 🙂
Shanyns, Then it was a seed worth planting! 🙂 Peace, Linda
what better to pierce the darkness than the true light?
the darkness is surely a good liar, often twisting truthes so we will believe it…depression is a hard one to shake, often returning….
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you have to admit, the devil is a good and talented lier – and he def. tries to rob us off our joy and the good things god has in store for us.. have you ever read c.s. lewis’ screwtape letters? highly recommended
Claudia, Yes, the devil is the master liar for sure. I have read the Screwtape Letters – at least twice. 🙂 I’ve also read Lord Foulgrin’s Letters by Randy Alcorn, which is similar and Alcorn give tribute to Lewis for the idea. It is very good, as well. Peace, Linda