David Lovell Poems

Cruel by nature and twisted in every way,
Sometimes almost more than I can take, like today.
It’s like being enthralled while simultaneously being given a crushing blow,
Or swimming in a tropical paradise while dying in knee-deep snow.
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Twisting of the heart, dark pain comes upon me
Hopelessness beats me senseless, I cannot flee
God I cry out to You, take the old and give me new
Replace doubt, confusion, hurt, this stormy blue
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There come times that are tough to get through
The bike needs yet another tire, my class notes get wet,
And about twenty other things one day brings and I don't know what to do
But I believe there's a greater picture that I can't see yet.
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The sea lies before me
The power in it's vastness, overwhelming
For what is a single dropp of rain in the vastness of the sea?
What shall it offer to such a tremendous collective?
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Twisted melancholy
Cuts through my flesh
Jagged, like a serrated blade
Ignition of anger
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I stand, digging myself a hole.
Deeper and deeper I go, so blissfully ignorant.
Such naivete, I see not that I dig my own grave.
I realize this a bit too late, it seems at first.
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Can this really be true?
Seems so contradictory to prior knowledge
Even as I say it cannot be so it comes
Into being, made more manifest, more concrete
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Far from light, what can one man hope for
Trapped in darkness, stumbling, refusing to open the door
Of the dungeon he called safety and comfort
That was killing him, his life hell, desire to abort
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When blackness gathers around me
I look for the light of grace and mercy
of You, and You alone.
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Slowly, my life begins to crumble
Above me, I can hear the skies rumble
Downward, I can feel myself tumble
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