Today I can’t think/pray
too stressful
too depressing inside
too many thoughts
going in circles
But outside my head
is peaceful
I look at the snow falling
white, cold, crisp
covering everything
covering the noises
outside is so white and still and quiet
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Poems
Inside/Outside my Head
My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Note added 12/10/06: This is a poem I wrote in the late summer of 1996, based on some thoughts I had about Jesus on the cross.
The thought behind the poem is that when God separated himself from Jesus, Jesus, already tired and in a lot of physical pain, probably wondered if he had...
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The Reason For The Hope I Have: My Experience With Mental Illness
Note added 12/10/06: this poem depicts my experience when I got mentally ill in 1996. It begins with my progression from ‘normal’ Christian thinking into the distorted way a manic person thinks. I’ve also written about that day here.
Jesus is my Lord and Savior
He died for my sins
He loves me
...
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