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Topic: WILD (11/16/17)
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TITLE: The Turbulent Caverns of my Mind | Previous Challenge Entry
By Dave Walker
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When will it stop?
Huge tornado, swirling, churning
Twisting me, sucking me in
I can't breathe
Tossed about, flung, hurled ,
Thrown to the ground
Picked up
And thrown again
Doubt and fear
Make me cringe
I'm far away
Yet the terrors are close
Jesus, calm the wildness of my mind
Past voices
Whisper hideously
"You're no good!"
"You'll never make it!"
"Idiot child!"
I hear the screaming
Fists on flesh
Blows on blood
Crouching in the corner
Too afraid to move
I'm only a child...
Now a ghost-man
Haunted by my past
Jesus, calm the wildness of my mind
In darkened back streets
I wander
Hold on, hold on
Don't let the tornado
Sweep you away
Still the accuser!
Yet as I search the trash cans
The madness continues
I feel it in the wideness of my eyes
I hear it in my muttering
Jesus calm the wildness in my mind
It's safer in the park
And yet I can't escape
Where I go
My mind comes too
Swirling, unseeing
Through the pristine paths,
Countering the whispering fountains
With its own whisper
"No good"
"Failure"
Bottles and booze,
And then the screams
My mother's lips,
Her eyes and cheeks
Bruised and bloodied
Now the hiss,
"And you did nothing"
Jesus calm the wildness in my mind
Who's this coming?
What does he want?
I've nothing to give
His voice is gentle
Breathing peace
He has a place of healing,
Of rest
He speaks of Love
In a Man
Torn, by the wild fury of men,
Yet loving
Breathing forgiveness,
Offering it to me
Urging me to pass it on
To my step-dad
And all who hurt me
Jesus calm the wildness in my mind,
We kneel before the One
Who stayed the storm
The tornado retreats
Accusations hush
A river pours through me
Washing
Living water
Cleansing my soul
Deep stillness
Comes...
Peace
From the Prince of Peace
He calmed the stormy sea
And now He's calmed the wildness in my mind
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