What's done in the Dark comes to Light

With a sense of familiar,

To deal with someone I can’t stand...

Put it to flesh.

Don’t turn away.

A momentary lapse,

Can I really shake it away?

To take a worldview

Rather than my own?

My idea of success isn’t the same idea of success

As it is in your eyes.

Others are making it their business to remind me of my failures.

I remain to mind my own

And not seeking to develop a clone for those who need to own.

A fisher of man,

A simple man,

And within the pen and paper I see my true self.

I’m just a person on paper because you don’t take the time to care.

We want what we want

And how we want it.

Well..,

I want it all without the downfall of losing it all.

All my character traits lie within all of you.

Everything makes me

And that’s why you hate me

Because the simple thought isn’t in your grasp to fathom or comprehend.

There’s no discomfort.

It’s very real to me

Even though you can’t see.

All I can do is pray for faith

For faith fail me not.

Hoping that it’s never eclipsed like the love of hers and his.

God called,

So I’m in for the ride of my life.

It’s tough,

But the impossible becomes possible.

I go beyond the essential elements

To show you that plenty of things can live beyond the tangible reality.

There’s no denial in my faith.

The world says if I fail I don’t get a second chance.

Well he doesn’t want me to be perfect

For he has set me aside from the chase of the rat race.

When eyes meet,

What will you feel or think?

We all do what we said we wouldn’t do day after day

And he still loves you by allowing us all to stand in his grace.

The closer I get to the light the more dirt I begin to witness.

The light magnifies the specs and filth we all try to hide.

He’s doing something with me that couldn’t do alone.

There’s a fire of coles,

Warming myself by one...

When I was all about myself I lost myself,

But that’s when I truly found myself.

Crucifying myself won’t save myself,

But I do carry my sins on my back like the cross all the way to the promise land

Because I feel guilt knowing they will be refreshed and forgiven.

What goes on in my mind when all I have is time?

Reviews

[B. Boileau]

A strong verse my friend. Gives thought to the phrase "to thy own self be true" thanks for sharing
bill

[sinNsincerity]

Thank you Bill!

[Emily]

Lovely wording!
Well done!

[sinNsincerity]

Thank you!

[SheIsMe]

I could feel your struggle. I could feel your words. So poignantly written to the point that my chest felt constricted with the anxiety I was reading about. Well done.

[sinNsincerity]

A boatload of anxiety
Thank you so much for reading!

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful and deep thoughts in the poetry.
"But I do carry my sins on my back like the cross all the way to the promise land
Because I feel guilt knowing they will be refreshed and forgiven.
What goes on in my mind when all I have is time?"
Mistakes, sin and bad decision. I believe just lessons. I like the honest tone and powerful ending. The mind never forgot. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Southern_Writes]

I will be honest, I am a weird one when it comes to poetry but I really enjoyed this. I love the bounce between faith and worldly struggle. I struggle daily between my duties as a wife, mother and christian. Trying to balance between my roles and strive for a perfection I can not reach to a avoid a judgement that should not matter. On top of this review I noticed a few grammatical errs, so sorry here they are;

He’s doing something with me that (I) couldn’t do alone. (I feel an I is needed here)
There’s a fire of coles (Coals is the correct spelling.)

Great work

[sinNsincerity]

Thank you so much for catching those!
I as well struggle, but rather than seeing it as a problem- I accept them and try to rise above, rather than go through them and that is only possible with my undying faith in Christ...
It is most certainly a back and forth of tugging, but I have accepted that it's not my battle to fight for it's not my battle ground. I'm simply an instrument...
Thank you so much for reading Kansas, I highly appreciate it!

[Southern_Writes]

You are welcome. I agree. I once spoke to my pastor about the struggle and lack of patience at times and he responded with "You are praying for patience aren't you?" I laughed and told him yes. He said that he has notice the more a person prays for patience the more trials God throws at them, but when you also asked for wisdom and strength then you find it easier to maneuver in those trials.

[sinNsincerity]

Oh most definitely, I have always noticed that when I strive to get closer to God, the crazier my life gets! It says in scripture that the closer you get to the light, the dirty specs will be magnified!
Trusting in your faith will carry you far even when not understanding...

[wordman]

a good lesson to learn,be your self don`t march to anyones drum

[sinNsincerity]

Exactly! Thank you for reading Wordman. I appreciate it!
T.C.C.I.C

[wordman]

you are welcome my friend