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  Sep 2018 Elizabeth Burns
Matthew
I used to use Facebook a lot.
Thankfully now its deleted
And my connection to the endless staircase of misinformation is severed.

But I would get on there,
Looking for something, almost obsessively. I would write clever poems and prolific pieces of philosophy, to be met time and time again by disappointment. I felt like just a mad man out rambling on the streets, no one taking him seriously, and even more just trying to avoid him.

So I left social media behind
But the longing for spiritual
And intellectual connection remained

Until I found myself here
Joined by like minded, thinking,
Feeling, people. And I take such joy in reading their thoughts, their joys, and their pains because I know its all real. Its all honest. So rare.
Thank you hello poetry for existing
  Sep 2018 Elizabeth Burns
stopdoopy
Pretty Little Pink,

all wrapped up in silk,

for me.

Beautiful you are,

a gift to gaze upon,

making the hunger grow inside.

My oh my,

you do look delectable, my dear;

and I am starving.
I saw some lipstick and am listening to some music and I just wanted to write something more provocative. Left it gender neutral on purpose. Wish I wrote this depicting something more "filthy" but... ya do what you can.
  Sep 2018 Elizabeth Burns
Esther
She may be broken now but the thing is

Her brokenness is strength,
seen as weakness by others,
it becomes one of her greatest strengths
It will bring forth a never-ending length
of inspiration, goals, and desires

Her brokenness is healing,
As her scars, wounds and
bruises begin to fade
a new sense of self,
one she is yet to be acquainted with emerges
Here she will realize
her brokenness is not what defines her,
but simply her will.

Greater than the eye of a storm,
her strength stretches further than
the roots of a grandmother willow
whom has bared generations on generation.

Like a baby who opens its eyes for the first time
Her eyes will squint and twinkle at the light of her true worth
She embraces the light, she soaks in the light,
she allows the light engulfs her for she now know who she is.

Giving was her weakness.
Giving was her strength.
In her light, she sees her power to control what to give,
who to give and when to give.
No longer will she give to those who only take from her
to those who only drain her.
She will give to those who fill her,
she gives to those who give to her
because they know the light of her worth.

The light of her worth
Her light
Her worth
Her
Elizabeth Burns Sep 2018
I've realized
That I have something to thank you for
You built me up again
After he broke me
You made me better
You made me love me again

I recall that I had forgotten his abuse
I had disregarded it and
I had looked upon his pros
And i understand now how that must have made you feel
You knew how broken I was
And you built me up
And yet I still seeked him

Oh baby
I am so sorry
Please forgive me
Elizabeth Burns Sep 2018
Lord I come to You
Opening my heart to you
Filled with love
And a need for you
A need to dance with you again
Filled with a desire for you to
Let me praise you in Your Throne Room
A desire to be forgiven
For ignoring your voice
For being afraid of You
For not loving
For deliberately ignoring Your Voice
God forgive me for depending on a man
God I've been so hurt
So broken
And I am afraid of you
I am ashamed
I'm scared
.
.
.
.

Dear God
I am not afraid of You
You are My God
My Jesus
My King
My Savior
Who finds me in the floods of my sin
Flooding my heart and head
God you fill me with Your Love
With Your Glory
And you forgive
Your Blood covers me
And keeps me safe
God I am seeking Your word
I need to let go
Throw myself into Your  Love
Knowing that the war in my heart is over
Knowing that the identity that held me back is dead
I am no longer Constrained
I bask in your Glory
In Your Victory
In Your Love
No fear will surround my heart
For you are a mighty God
And the war is over
It is done
tetelestai
It is done
Let go
Let go
Let go
You are God
And You surround me

I am free in you
Elizabeth Burns Sep 2018
A tribute for those I've loved and lost to this sick battle...

Mental illness isn't a joke
It's a reality
It stares you in the eyes
Until you pay attention to her gaze
Her perfect
Crystal clear gaze

She gnaws at your existence
She begs and
pleads for your attention
Listen to your anxiety
Why are you like this
What is wrong with you
Your skin
Your body

Theres something wrong with you
Yes I know ******!!
Can't you see it in my eyes I know
I'm filled with fear
And tension
And this inability to love again
Because fear gnaws at my every whim

Desire to speak out
Is hushed
By illness

Mental illness is real
Mental illness is breaking down
Quietly
Without even a whisper
And nobody knows the pain inside

Mental illness is seeing something ugly
Mental illness is hating every inch of yourself
Mental illness is giving up
Mental illness is a reality
Elizabeth Burns Sep 2018
I wake up
Slowly
And I peak out
Into the pale pink light
Outlining the buildings outside my window
I look out at God's work
Bewildered by its glory
And then
Ever so quickly
I drift off back to sleep
After basking in His beauty
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