the day is new

2010

                      Awakening consciousness grows as the weight

                      of my despondency clears the air.

                       Demons retreat under a glowing light,

               ...my weakness in this war troubles me.

                    I'm unable to pull myself to confidence 

                           from despairs teary smear.

 

                  You must reach for me when they return.

                          Making known all signs of adversity.

              I will remove all infertility from my actions

                          and be prudent of derangement.

         We must communicate all issues with compliance.

                                                       My heart is yours.

               Zeal overwhelms my senses.

                                      My skin aches for your touch.

               Take my hand and know that my love is pure.

                My spirit is healed, my aspirations are lifted.

                  My longings met and my demeanor intact.

               I have dreams of forever walking by your side.

                 The day is new and our Father is waiting

                    for us to take and it and make it ours.

Author's Note

Psalms 37:12-18
12: The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13: The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14: The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,
to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15: Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16: A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17: For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18:The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever.

Reviews

[Elijah Gleaves]

I like the hopeful ending. One thing as a writer I always try to challenge myself to do is to break the surface of the emotions or actions I'm trying to portray. To do that you have to show and not tell. You say in your poem, " My aspirations lifted, my longings met, my demeanor intact." But what images and descriptions can you give the reader to show that rather then just telling them?

[ImagineItAll]

I am happy to have read an uplifting ending to your write. I love watching a poem go from heart-wrenching emotion to an uplifting and hopeful ending.

[Rene Velez]

that is one cool write Josh "my spirit is healed, my aspirations lifted
my longings met, my demeanor intact"...nice words.

[Dahlia Phoenix]

"you must reach for me when they return
you must make known all signs of adversity
I must remove all infertility from my actions
I must be prudent of derangement"
This caught my attention because its giving a sense of alert and the imagery is to hasty like trying to hide something. The emotion shows through these lines is wonderful and magnetic, making the reader want to see further within. Outstanding once more!

[Kenneth The Poet]

I like how you are looking for a way out of your depression, your anxiety.

Simple and to the point. Very nice for sure.

[TheSkyWritesHerName]

Loved it!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

bringing the truth to light clears away the depression and anxiety......

[Alicia Hirshey]

Favorited.