Crosswords
When you face your truth then writing becomes self revelatory and hence a painful experience. Ultimately, you resolve the matter by admitting that it was your truth at the time, but you have grown away from that once held position and are continuously evolving towards an elevated plane.
I share with you my poem Crossroads.
Crossroads and similar poems found in my book Splendor from Ashes
Crossroads
My God! My God!
Why hast thou dealt so harshly with me?
Why hast thou forsaken me?
Why? Why?
O God of my childhood,
sweet gentle Jesus,
I had not known you thus.
Why are pain and unhappiness
constant residents of my being?
God, remember how we were
intimate once, You and I?
I was the lamb frisking
in the green pastures of your presence.
We communed then,
You and I,
while all heaven looked on.
It was good then, so good, Lord.
Now visions of the grave rise
before my eyes and scare me.
Every moment I fear the end,
for in the menace’s eye
is the ominous presence of death.
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And what is left?
A God who seems absent,
abuse from within and without
at the hand of a stranger—lover and brother.
Oh, my God, it never stops.
I’m the cornered fawn,
forever retreating
before the heinous hounds of hell.
I’ll be good, I say to the menace,
but that’s not enough—
nothing I do is ever enough.
I weep in the shackling gloom
IngridRizzolo-MyWrite 
I can relate to the message in this poem! Keep up the good work xx
Sierra x | http://www.styleintheway.com
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This is such a deep message and it’s totally relatable. Your poems are deeply beautiful!
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Very talented writing! I believe that God paves the way for all of us through this journey we call life. Excellent poem.
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Very touching poem. I am glad I got to read it as it touched my heart. Thanks for sharing and happy blogging to you.
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This was such a beautiful poem. Thank you so much for sharing.
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I love poetry because it taps into a somewhat private part of us as writers. And I think this poem is great.
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Whoa… that was written VERY well!
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This poem is very touchable something everyone they already move on! But always pray and believe in GOD! Beautiful poem❤️
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This is a beautiful poem, and I can totally related to some of it on what’s going on in my life right now.
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Whew! That made me feel things. Thank you for sharing this and challenging me today.
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Thanks
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Interesting perspective of the poem. I guess many people feel abandoned by God as they get older. Wondering why their life is so hard, so full of turmoil, so full of challenge. Perhaps God has placed it before them to see how they respond. Or perhaps they put it in front of themselves as they turned from God without knowing it. Either way, I find it interesting how people may view their relationship or lack thereof with God!
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Such a thought provoking poem. A good one from a creative writer. Nice one!!
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Such a powerful poem. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
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Beautiful and inspirational poem, your posts are always lovely.
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That’s deep! And fits with almost everyone’s experience. Keep writing — you have stories to tell!
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Very inspiring and truthful poem. Everybody can relate and be guided with this. Loved the essence it gives.
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Beautiful!! I tell people they will never really know another struggles until it happens to them only then will you grow not only to understand but as a person. Keep up the amazing work!!
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Beautiful thought…everyone reaches the crossroad of life…when time comes to finally cross over but the heart and mind lings to stay on forever
Lovely message
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Cool! I have always love poetry too! Your poem is full of meanings!
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Sometimes we come across our life’s crossroads, and that is quite tough. But we got to do something faster, because no one wants to just wait in the middle. No chickening.
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wow! i dont usually read poems but this resonated with me! you are so talented!
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