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The Writer's Creed

This is my pen. There are many like it but this one is mine. It is my guide. I must master it as I master my truth. Without me, my pen is useless. Without my pen, I am useless. My pen must write only what is honest. Together, we will never seek to deceive, only to illuminate. My pen and I know that likes do not count when our words are insincere. We do not hide behind ornaments and bullshit. When we obfuscate, we weaken what we stand for and hurt those we love. In simplicity, we lay our truth bare. We must be understood, that others will understand, that hatred and division will vanish.

Before all that rests within my care, I swear this creed. So be it, until decency is victorious and ignorance is vanquished.

Based on "The Rifleman's Creed," recited by recruits in the film Full Metal Jacket.

#Depression #MightyPoets #PTSD #MentalHealth #Suicide #Trauma

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The Earnest Life of Rick by Melanie R.

The Earnest life of Rick by Melanie R.

A trumpet for The Lord
exhortations of joy.
His laboring to completion,
now stands with God‘s employ.

His soul searched while on earth,
walked through the desert land.
Each step sinking deeper…
…deeper in quick sand.
His life had twists and turns.
Struggling on his course.
No one would have expected
Rick working for The Lord.

He may have made decisions
only God could understand,
but it was there in this duress
Rick took His Mighty Hand.

He called out for the savior,
His trumpet rang out true
He changed the errors of his ways-
His spirit made anew.

Life’s work he was a builder,
painter,
skilled by trade,
But also worked in spirit,
God’s foundation that was laid.

Rick wasn’t on this earth long,
and his passing seems too soon,
We wish we had more time,
to say we were proud of you!
But I believe he knows,
as he is flying free,
and joined our other loved ones
who embraced eternity.

For in God’s righteous kingdom
the faithful will unite
the ones that were chosen,
to take this eagle’s flight.

Rick’s legacy lives on
through all he loved so dear;
and cycles through the memories
and the love through all the years.

In Abraham’s bosom,
in Jesus’ loving arms;
in perfect peace,
Rick passed his test,
didn’t need to see the scars.

But we all will miss him dearly
as God placed his soul at rest.
for it was by Rick’s life
that we were truly blessed.

#Grief #InsideTheMighty #MightyPoets

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Bells by Melanie R #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #MitochondrialDisease #ChronicInflammatoryDemyelinatingPolyneuropathy #MightyPoets #InsideTheMighty

Bells by Melanie R.

Bells vibrate in their tolling;
the toll upon its frame.
Spirit sings,
the tone not muffled
by harsh suffering.

It swung to hit,
and deaden sound;
to take away its song.
Clapper’s ding-
piercing pitch,
would strike the headstock strong.

Though hung up in a belfry,
and yanked on by a rope.
The one that had no slack to give,
the one that had no hope.

The pulling down,
forced side to side…
Jolted,
worn down bell.

It didn’t crack,
stayed in rhythm-
swayed til it was still.

The bell’s yoke
heavy laden,
reverberate on rounds.
Called out to my savior,
He heard,
my spirit found!
Prepared 10,000 angels,
Golden bells of faithful noise,
the blowing of the shofar,
a shout of grateful poise.

Lord’s musical procession;
Instruments in hand.
Conducts His Holy orchestra…
Bell’s song will ring again.

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It's been awhile; I need to see some familiar faces...

BITTER FATE

I think the bleeding is over,

But I’ll never be the same,

There’s a pain in being sober,

It’s a time I never overcame…

So, into the pillow I scream,

I don’t want them to hear me,

It’s not another bad dream,

Life, why won’t you let me be?

A tangled mess within my mind,

Like spiderwebs and fear,

Why can’t this world be kind?

Warming words I need to hear…

Please tell me it’s not too late,

I want more than a bitter fate.

-brad

#MightyPoets #MentalHealth #Agoraphobia #BipolarDisorder #Anxiety #ChronicIllness #PTSD #Diabetes #SuicidalThoughts #Cancer #ChronicPain

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I wrote this poem when one of my best friends died. I really struggled after she was gone 😢

Kind lover, father's daughter
Loyal friend, caring mother

Someone as rare as you
Is like finding that one in a million
You might be gone
But you'll never be forgotten

The phone won't ring again
From you calling just because
No laughing uncontrollably
You were there when no one else was

We could talk for hours, you & me
The definition of what a best friend should be

Smiling as we reminisce about the good ol' days
You would want us to keep moving on
Laughing as we reminisce about your old ways
You would want us to keep having fun

We're all wishing this just wasn't true
Words can't explain what we're all going through
We're all feeling down, feeling blue
Words can't explain how much we miss & love you

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #PanicAttacks #PanicDisorder #PanicAttack #Journaling #Addiction #Depression #MentalHealth #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorderBPD #SuicidalThoughts #SuicidalIdeation #Suicide #Selfharm #MightyPoets

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This poem is about one of my friends that died

Kind lover, father's daughter
Loyal friend, caring mother

Someone as rare as you
Is like finding that one in a million
You might be gone
But you'll never be forgotten

The phone won't ring again
From you calling just because
No laughing uncontrollably
You were there when no one else was

We could talk for hours, you & me
The definition of what a best friend should be

Smiling as we reminisce about the good ol' days
You would want us to keep moving on
Laughing as we reminisce about your old ways
You would want us to keep having fun

We're all wishing this just wasn't true
Words can't explain what we're all going through
We're all feeling down, feeling blue
Words can't explain how much we miss & love you

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #PanicAttacks #PanicDisorder #PanicAttack #Journaling #Addiction #MentalHealth #Depression #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorderBPD #SuicidalIdeation #Suicide #SuicidalThoughts #Selfharm #MightyPoets

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My poem that I wrote

I don't know if this is something I can post but I just wanted to get it out there. Maybe someone else is feeling the same way.

Always loving
Now that's missing
Tossing
Turning

Everything's changing
Constantly regretting

I keep exploring
Don't know where I'm going
No way of seeing
No way of knowing

Quickly moving
I see me crashing

Emotions running
Sanity ungluing

Why am I living?
What am I doing?
Where am I traveling?
Who's even noticing?

No one's hearing
What I'm saying
So my yelling
Turns to screaming

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Here I'm talking
Is anybody listening
No one's there caring
The pain is stinging

Time is ticking
Time is passing
I'm not playing
I'm not joking

What is happening?
Tears are flowing
Hard time breathing
Vision is fading

Body is numbing
Heart is crushing
Blood is pouring
I need reviving

I feel like I'm falling
But who's there catching?

Was that me jumping?
Or was I dreaming?

#SuicidalIdeation #Suicide #SuicidalThoughts #Selfharm #MightyPoets #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorderBPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #PanicAttacks #PanicDisorder #PanicAttack #Journaling #Addiction #MentalHealth

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Drawing exercise

Looking at the jittery, giggly thread on the page,
I doubt my future. "But it's easy", Dave says.
Pen gripped lightly-but-firmly halfway down
I trace the contours beside. The trick is
Keeping an eye on the line and the tip.

Strafford said "nothing you do can stop time's
Unfolding. You don't ever let go of the thread."

Noting my pleasure at seeing the beautiful
Copy appear, I bicycle my way
Down the page. I love looking up
To see my surroundings refreshed: less sharp
And symbolic; richer if more superficial.

I fear to reach the sharp, cut-off end
Of my own thread. But when I look back,
I love the line I have made, even if
The thread and the unfading ink are a lie.

#PTSDSupportAndRecovery #existentialcrisis #Depression #ArtTherapy #MightyPoets

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Write a short poem that uses metaphors and similes to describe a moment where you experienced beauty in nature.

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech used for comparisons, but they do so in different ways. A metaphor directly states that one thing is another, without using "like" or "as." For example, "Time is a thief." A simile on the other hand does use "like" or "as" to make a comparison. One example would be "I felt as cold as ice."

Here is my poem:

The evening is approaching and greets me so kindly.
The sun slowly setting like a glowing ember sinking into the horizon.
The breeze is a comforting hand after a long day of troubling thoughts.
I sit feeling each grain of sand under my feet.
The nothingness. I've been waiting for you.
Just me and the ocean.
As vast as the universe.
To that I give my thanks.

#MightyPoets #Journaling #CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #Disability #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #ChronicPain

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Fiercely Loyal because…

To bond superficially disgusts me…when the true essence of the other presents itself… I refuse to break the authentically revealed warm place…life may separate…but I shall wait and never break from this royal place.

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