I began writing poetry early in my walk with God. I have found it to be the best and sometimes the only way to express what God has made real in my heart. All of these poems are gifts from Heaven to me. Writing them and even re-reading them myself has blessed me beyond measure. I now pass the gift on to you. May you be touched and changed.

The Shadow of the Past

Behind me it looms
Forerunner of doom
Darkness and gloom
To escape it I work frantic and run fast
From the very start
I have played my part
Hardened my own heart
Now I’m followed by the shadow of the past

I had been so hurt
And could not avert
Being treated like dirt
It’s no wonder the pain would always last
All my wounded rage
It became sin’s wage
Hardening into a cage
Imprisoning me under the shadow of the past

It seems I am chained
I am much too drained
To wash away the stain
I feel as though my fate has long been cast
I just want to be free
From this iniquity
That’s overtaking me
Is there no escape from the shadow of the past?

To the Lord I cry
My self I crucify
He lovingly draws nigh
Forgiveness and peace fill my heart at last
The chains were my own
My sin I now disown
And fall before His throne
The light of His glory dispels the shadow of the past

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