Category: poetry

Pride

by ekoileman, posted in poetry, writing

The usefulness of pride

this a seeking of the self’s

a desire, a lust

of self, of me, I

this destroys families

You destroy cities,

he destroyed neighborhoods, provinces,

he’ll any destroy entire nations.

You made me wonder if you’re worthy of my time,

you’re not.

My pride is not worth my time,

my pride is worth less than my shit.

You’re a killer, how many times I neglected to ask for help

making so many things worse

prayer 1

by ekoileman, posted in poetry, writing

Prayer.

A glorious, marvelous thing

to speak to our King:

Directly,

to approach boldly,

to bring petition, request, anguish, and joy, and praise.

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Many forgotten reverence,

but only because of the boy child that was born,

which God gave to us, His son

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He shared that he may have siblings

and he’d be the first in all things

that we may pray

and approach

and connect

and speak to him.

whether through sound or thought.

He knows our heart.

He knows our joy or despair.

He has walked with us there