Power Punch Poetry

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joyfully with endurance

I realized that previously

My baskets were filled 

effortless, and was whispered

Through my ear gates,

The secrets, comfort, and joy

When my ear catches

The first sounds of the day



I'm traveling a different route,
Where I became aware
Of a dark alley,
A strange detour of failure

And I became silent...

One moment I know how,
Then suddenly uncertainty,
As I look at my shoes
And hear the laughs 
Of the shadows,
Their laugh of victory


As I press on
I felt my knees get weak,
My gaze turned blurry,
But in me a steadfast hope
Fights against fainting,
Stirred up as I endure
As I reached out to trust
I kept a firm grip 
On the rope of grace
Held on to the bars of joy...

I am not forsaken!

I press on!
I am waiting,
cause my help comes during
the early morning hour!

Authors note:

I’ve received an urge to write about the negative F words and I started with “Failure”. I realized that unlike the praise poetry last year, I am struggling to give utterances during my season of ” Joy”.

The above poem is about fainting and what I experienced within the first term at our school where I am a teacher. Not because of the learners or workload, but because of the spiritual battle!

All I had to do and even presently, is to trust and to lean on His words.

An emergency kit for Help from the Psalms

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”

Psalm 28:7

“Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!”

Psalm 30:10

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Psalm 51:12

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10

“To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Psalm 64:1

“Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Psalm 27:5

“The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.”

Psalm 118:7

“As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!”

Psalm 40:17

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand”

Psalm 121:1-8

“For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.”

Psalm 72:12

“Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.”

Psalm 33:20

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalm 73:26