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Carry On

September 12, 2013
By courtmarie1695 SILVER, New Albany, Indiana
courtmarie1695 SILVER, New Albany, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world."


Unquestionably Mad.
That is how I feel.
The psychological torment.
It’s reality is sinking in deep.
Sick of the world, sick of their minds.
Disgusted by arrogance, doubt and unseemliness.
Religiosity has taken the crown while grace has been dejected.
Meanwhile the broken are crying; Watch as the catastrophe unfolds.
What IS the truth? Is it possible to retrieve?
How do I handle the anguish of pondering such questions?!
My body is but a mere shell, a host for a broken, confused heart.
Despite the blessing of youth, I feel that my hour glass is on its last grain of sand.
Will not someone come to my aid?! Will not someone help me out of this distress?!
Oh, how I long for the comfort and peace of God I once felt!
But how do I return to such a love? How do I resuscitate a lifeless spirit such as this?
For I am of little hope, it seems; though I desperately crave such a revival.
What I wouldn’t give for the beautiful relief of complete, chaotic freedom!
To dance with total abandon! To shout a joyful chorus to the mountaintops!
It is this hope for which I will carry on.


The author's comments:
I wrote this recently. I wrote it as a source of venting of my own personal struggles with the views, beliefs and attitudes surrounding me. I have come to a point in my life that theology has become an everlasting burden...I am trying to find myself again spiritually and writing this poem is step one.

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on Oct. 10 2013 at 1:25 pm
courtmarie1695 SILVER, New Albany, Indiana
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world."

Thank you so so much! You have no idea what it means to me to be able to connect to people through my writing! I greatly appreciate it and will surely be putting up more very soon! :)

on Sep. 19 2013 at 11:49 am
Sparkles96 PLATINUM, Grants Pass, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
There are two kinds of people in life: The ones you need to fight for, and the ones you should just let go.

Wow. Never have I read a poem that I can better relate to. This is absolutley beautiful :') Thank you so much for sharing! I gave you five stars ;)