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651 · Nov 2015
That's crazy
Renae Nov 2015
Crazy
You made me crazy
I never loved someone so much
I would travel over mountains over seas
Crazy
You made me crazy
I left everyone who loved me
Until they no longer knew me
That's crazy
I see my crazy
My children have no strong bonds
Their love is unattached
Crazy
Yeah that's crazy
After all I gave myself up for you
And you trashed me
Such a tragedy
We were meant to be
Instead
My love went
Crazy
650 · Jan 2014
The climb
Renae Jan 2014
It has been 12 days since parting and though I feel the weight sorrow has placed on my shoulders, I am slowly standing back up. Time may not heal me completely yet it creates scabs then scars to close over my freshly opened wounds . In this way I may continue climbing and not buckle. I reach up and clamp my ring;  pull the rope tight. Careful now, steady; I watch my footing. My strength is scanty still I keep looking up.
650 · Apr 2017
Subtlety
Renae Apr 2017
Tiny hints
So action packed
Thought provoking
Wheels turn
Too fast
Slow that
Relax
Learn that subtlety
Class
Trust the process
Learn the mind
Know a 3 fold cord
Is hard to find
Let it be
That subtlety
Like that
It's unusual
Giving everything
meaning
648 · Jun 2021
Am I worthy
Renae Jun 2021
All roads seem blocked
All exits taped off!
This and that
always get in the way
I ask and wonder and
I don't feel okay

Am I worthy??
As though
you should answer...
Are you?
Who am I to choose

There are hidden things
I cannot see
Your heart, your soul,
your memories
Your trauma, your fears,
Your meant to be's

That crashed and burned
broke your heart...

Who am I to think
you're too broken to restart?

Can I assume you
have no right to life?
That you're cursed
unloved & shouldn't
been born... right...

When I look in a mirror
I only see me
So I ask myself,
Am I worthy?
And then I answer,
most certainly.
647 · Apr 2014
A husband
Renae Apr 2014
A husband should love one wife
Like Adam loved Eve
Only never listen to her over God
of course
A husband should love his wife
As he does his own body
He should cherish and feed her
Keep her healthy
healthy... like he would himself
For no man ever hated his own flesh


Healthy.........
Mental health
Physical health
Spiritual health...

A husband would want a happy wife
He would give lots of attention, lots of affection, communication of course,
A good husband would care for her
He would care about her wants as well
A good husband would listen
dry her tears

A good wife would be so happy to have a good husband she would cherish and respect him in return
641 · May 2017
Assertive
Renae May 2017
"Be assertive"
I heard back in my teens
I thought to myself
"What does that even mean?"
Assertive like aggressive
Not exactly my idea of class
Assertive like action
Take action like *"step ahead"

Yes that's more the idea
I have in my head
Assertive like "make things happen"
Like "the moment is now"
How will anything be what we want
If we don't know how?
So we assert our imagination
Creativity in peace
Assert persuasion
Messages with ease
If that is the case
Then I will agree
To be assertive then
Is to live out your dreams
641 · Jan 2014
I'm cold this winter
Renae Jan 2014
A home mostly cool with a slight constant breeze makes me uneasy.
The fire rages but my arms are weak to lug and haul anything substantial.
The trips are often and the pieces are misshapen, still they create warmth and for that I do not dare make a complaint.
Always I am surprised at how the wind seems to find it's way through the painstaking MacGyver'ed covering. The seals do not seem sealed.
I do hope my bones can rest by the firelight long enough to make the rest worth it all. Then again my choices are lacking. I think I'll have a coffee with my blanket.
638 · Jan 2014
No Chance
Renae Jan 2014
With trembling fingers she decides to leave. It's been fun and all but this I don't need. judging eyes, shaking heads, stating with confidence *she's better off dead, the past doesn't count, we don't care what she's been through, you don't deserve a chance, there's no room for you.
Bullying is unacceptable in any way shape or form. Ever.
638 · Sep 2017
Broken
Renae Sep 2017
Too many hearts have been...

Like pieces of a puzzle scattered
To the wind
Too many shattered
It's a mad disaster
feelings ripped to shreds
left in tatters....
Too many times
families nearly erased
displaced,
Once beautiful memories

Swept away in a wave

Or burnt to the ground

What used to be alive
lays desolate now
like a pile of ashes
in a giant mound...

Too many hearts have been
Broken
637 · Jul 2014
Emptiness
Renae Jul 2014
Emptiness is silent,
crushing & silent...

Betraying hearts cause emptiness

In another...

As the crushing weight towers
like a never ending concrete wall

Tears gush flood waters down my blouse

Only silence hears...

No comfort...

No consoling...

Emptiness is silent
636 · Dec 2013
Distance is like....
Renae Dec 2013
Distance is like a friend
not that I prefer solitude
Isolation is lonely yet comforting
When privacy is secure
making betrayal impossible
I begin believing
distance is like
an unconditional friend
always there for me
Helping me sort out my feelings
without humiliation
My tears don't seem so irrational
My reasoning's feel sane
When I keep my distance
The storm subsides
until I can see clearly enough
to show my smiling side
623 · Feb 2014
Trophy
Renae Feb 2014
If I were
a perfect hourglass
your prized and polished trophy
then would you hold me
high up for all to see?
Probably you would
I would be shiny and beautiful
sitting alone on your shelf
collecting dust
until it was time
to show me off again
620 · Jan 2014
Sleep
Renae Jan 2014
I fall weightless into space and time
The clock ticks unaware I am timeless
unexplainable dreams open doors to worlds,
places I've never been, then again they seem familiar
someone from the past walks through
I must have been reminiscing
619 · Feb 2014
Game on
Renae Feb 2014
Games are made for players
& those who know me
know, I am no gamer
Still if I must play along
I intend to come out strong
So don't make this too difficult
in the end we all lose
lose everything
But this is what you choose
615 · Aug 2014
More
Renae Aug 2014
Give me more than emotion
give me strength
Give me more than pleasure
give me encompassing support
Give me more than a line
show me trustworthiness
Give me more than words
give me actions
614 · Feb 2017
Refuge
Renae Feb 2017
Be my mind today
Protect me from myself
The threats that atempt
to take away
My sanity
Be my heart
Help me not to sway
This way and that
Protect me from heartbreak
Be my helmet
Let me only look to you
Feed my mind courage
Let my strength renew
Be my shield
Let your word be my guide
Let me listen to songs
Your people sing
Bring out the best inside
Be my sword
The only one I yield
Make me remember
Scripture
Don't  let me listen to how I feel
I know my heart
Treaturous thing
So I know I need your help
In everything
I will ignore this heart
I don't want to assume anything
But you will help me through
Because you are my refuge
No matter what life brings
609 · Sep 2014
Why I write
Renae Sep 2014
I am heart & soul
I am nobody special
I don't claim to be
I write what I know
I write when Im mad
I write when I'm blue
I write about everything
I write just for you
I write about love
Though I know not
I'm just writing each line
with all of my heart
609 · Nov 2015
Curse
Renae Nov 2015
That glimmer in his eye
The charm in his walk, his talk
It was a curse
Didn't you notice his broken finger?
3rd one on the left
That was a present from his mother
No Doctor called at 6 years old
When the trunk slammed down
The remedy was olive oil
No CPS was called back then
They called him tough, brave and strong
But really it was a curse
607 · Dec 2013
There's a pill for that
Renae Dec 2013
There's a pill for almost everything these days.
For instance there are many pills designed to off the waterworks long enough to please those thinking types.  Need energy? There's a pill for that, now you need to sleep so there's a pill for that. There's even a pill to keep you from thinking too much! There's pills for your skin and pills for your teeth. Pills for your ills.
The irony is, in the end, cancer is the reward.
Venting. I do not take pills btw.
606 · Feb 2017
Story
Renae Feb 2017
Have you ever felt like
Some hearts believe they can see
Right through you
To your core and reasons
They think they know you
though they have no idea
They can't fit the shoes
You've been wearing
If only a glimpse were caught
Available; though it's not
What remains
Is hearsay and guessing



And this is the story
That's believed of me
How they think
I know what happened
Or what's happening
If I did anything
of my own initiative
Why did I too
Feel like a lunatic?
They say I chose my outcome
To fall apart
I am cold as ice
That I don't have a heart

So I freeze
in solitary confinement
I pray for my enemies
Crying tears of silence
Wishing death would come to me
Though it doesn't
I love and move along
Only enduring
That's my story
Don't get it twisted
Now don't you worry
It won't make a difference
I believe in the one
Who's never giving in
He fulfills his promises
& when I pray
He listens

Throughout our lives
We live many stories
Some we're amazing
In all of their glory
Sometimes in despair
We trip and fall
But we get back up
And the story goes on
606 · Feb 2014
Treading (10 word)
Renae Feb 2014
Head above water
                     just enough
.                            to keep from drowning completely
604 · Feb 2016
she knows
Renae Feb 2016
she knows he dreams about her
like metal to a magnet
thoughts travel backwards
to unending fantasies

time was new
sadness had ended
love flourished like
a thousand gardens in spring
that was then

she knows now
her thoughts too
travel back to love
when it was brand new
<3
603 · Dec 2013
The leaving
Renae Dec 2013
I wonder of I'll ever get used to the leaving. The rejection stings but it's mostly bearable. It's the leaving I hate the most.
I hate it when my children leave the security of home. My oldest son is 18 now and letting go is difficult at best
598 · Aug 2021
Have you ever loved?
Renae Aug 2021
Have you kissed bruises
On a broken heart
Have you ever loved?
Have you forgiven
All the hurt
Have you ever loved?
Have you been used
Left and even abused
By the ones you loved?
I know a secret
It's best not to dwell on it
Because of all the good
That's all God sees
Even under rejection
Under the hurt of the lies
And all the despise
He forgave us
So tell me true,
Have you?
Every really loved?
God is love
595 · Dec 2016
Something
Renae Dec 2016
Try as you may

One simply cannot wish

into existence

Something as wonderful

Something as simply divine

Filling every empty space

With ultimate excitement

Something as beautiful as

Something so pure

So true

Something that makes sense

Of everything

That something called

Love
595 · Oct 2013
You wish
Renae Oct 2013
You wish
Yeah you wish you could
I know better and I'm fine.
Never again so don't even try
To come around here acting like
I'll melt like ice
I laugh, I am past  the giddy feeling
It's been years since I fell for your deception
I know more than you wanted
I opened my eyes
Too late? Well isn't that what you wish
Still I ache for yesterday but the future
Is before me.
I am not the fool you wanted
like you wish
In your dreams you fooled me
Completely
Was I smarter than you wished I would be?
I was distant on purpose
I think he wishes I didn't know the truth
595 · Jan 2014
Comfort
Renae Jan 2014
"It is unthinkable for the true God to act wickedly, for the Almighty to do wrong!" Job. 34:10
"When under trial, let no one say: 'I am being tried by God.' For with evil things God cannot be tried, nor does he himself try anyone." James 1:13
"Throw all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
"Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with you because he does not desire anyone to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentence." 2 Peter 3:9
This is not a poem, only scriptures from God's word.
595 · May 2015
It is almost over
Renae May 2015
"Just a little while longer"
It is written
And though we stumble
Trip and sometimes fall
We are not wicked
Only a little bit bent
Misunderstood
Confused and broken
We weep and we hope
Yet we stay loyal
Because we know
It is almost over
593 · Apr 2014
Honestly
Renae Apr 2014
Lift up the earth's crust
Open up the sea
It's easy to overlook the obvious
happening to you and me
Honestly could you say it will never end?
Honestly stop and think
There's too many wrongs to make this right
We're tipping on the brink
You may say it's always the way it's been
Curious as that may seem
I know it's just a matter of when
In all honesty
593 · Aug 2014
Illumination
Renae Aug 2014
For even if
I were engulfed in darkness

That darkness

would eventually be filled
with the light of truth
593 · Feb 2023
Candid
Renae Feb 2023
I need to tell the truth
Let me be candid
I'm in a world
full of bandits
Diluted infractions
I need action
Drowning in
"look at me pollution"
love's an illusion
on a lonely screen
I find
unsolicited advice
How nice
Is this my new therapy?
I've lost my mind
Without meaning
how can I believe it?

Where's the truth
What's the truth
Where's the love
What's the proof?
You said I matter
That's a lie
Watch me shatter inside
Over and over I die
as life goes by
like a racecar
I'm tired, scarred,
never understanding why
What'd you say?
Say what you mean
Do what you say
There's no in-between
If all I have is you
How the hell am I
Supposed to make it through
I don't have it in me to
keep on giving

Make it worth living
589 · Jan 2014
A finished product
Renae Jan 2014
shaping, molding
building like clay
forming with eloquence
polished as with silver
shining like gold
588 · Oct 2015
In your face
Renae Oct 2015
The **** is so thick
It is impossible to clean now
It has caked onto the walls
Sickening as it is
When you see it you close your eyes
Still it is there and you now know
You know as soon as you follow
Unfollow
It's now in your brain
Because without taste
It was in your face
Instagram ****
588 · Feb 2017
They say
Renae Feb 2017
Good is bad
So bad is good
That's what they say
You can do what you want
Don't matter the cost
Live for today
You'll be forgiven
Don't walk away
It's only temporary
YOLO anyway
That's what *they say
585 · Aug 2013
Everafter
Renae Aug 2013
Words twist and turn
lies magnify
people get caught up
when  their after
a piece of the pie
life is a maze
love is a concept
everyone believes what
is easy to digest
"if it sounds good tell us
consequence is what we don't want."
There seems to be just one thing
everyone forgot
"Love Jehovah your God with all your
mind soul & heart"
then love eachother but that comes after
it seems we're backwards
But who's keeping track
of the ever after?
584 · Feb 2014
This too shall pass
Renae Feb 2014
Stay straight while you keep your head up
This too shall pass
Stumbling blocks on the road try to trip you up
Just try to remember where your at
What's important? Where are you going?
In this life nothing lasts
So stay straight while you keep your head up
This too shall pass
583 · Nov 2013
Letting go
Renae Nov 2013
I am releasing my grip
from the unforeseen consequence
cornered choices of my yesteryears
Relaxing my shoulders
shake off the weight
past actions done in haste
no longer serpentine
wavering
back and forth with indecision
With one last exhale
drop the heavy burden
of worries
hear a loud crash
insecurities smash
Into pieces on the floor
Light as air now
take a step up
every motion I take,
mind is clear
I resolve to
place my best foot forward
with each step
581 · Aug 2015
Tease
Renae Aug 2015
Light soft,
ever so subtle
teasing strokes
lying hiss
coiled
whispering
meaningless messages
full of pleasure
nothing more
nothing less
580 · Sep 2015
Divorce
Renae Sep 2015
Heart bleeding
in the palm of your hand
Dripping slowly
Seeping out
Every last drop
To the floor
Soaked in red
Yet walking empty
Without
Still I go on
Motions
Continue
Whilst
you hold my heart
This is divorce
580 · Jan 2018
pwg
Renae Jan 2018
pwg
Pretty
Such a shallow existence
Unfortunately it's the way
To capture your attention
Pretty shallow
Is what I see
Pretty empty
Pretty upset
Well now that's me
Pretty much useless
I see pretty in many things
But pretty isn't much
Of anything
578 · Mar 2015
Who knew
Renae Mar 2015
Who knew there was a Fibonacci sequence to a spiral shell or constellation?

Who knew the seeds of a sunflower were so intricate; 30 something this way... 53 that?

Who knew roots needed fungus
Who knew water could rise 60 ft. or more through trunks to branches, twigs and leaves?

Is your mind boggled yet?
Well thought out creation does not come about by chance
575 · Aug 2014
Water Falls
Renae Aug 2014
All I hear is gushing water
rolling over the side of the cliff
An excited amount
At full speed no less!
Fast enough to ****
Beautiful enough for temptation
Flowing into Blasts
Of foaming white clouds
Rainbows appearing in the mist
Calming now
It winds down
turning into
a clear babbling brook
Turquoise blue
So calm
Serene

Then
without warning
Fierce
Tumbling over boulders
Furious intimidation!

A mighty creation
Sahalie Falls Oregon
571 · Dec 2013
First Snow
Renae Dec 2013
Like tiny delicate white petals floating through the air, they pile up in the formation of thick cozy blankets covering cars and houses. I sit cuddled up in my own with cocoa and fleece feeling safe and sound by an angry fire.
569 · Mar 2014
Quiet
Renae Mar 2014
Tiptoeing
Careful now
Sleepy souls in
stardust dreams
Awaiting to wake
a top the staircase
Pillows scatter about
toes peek out
As I enjoy
my steamy cup a Joe
On this crisp
quiet
morning
567 · Nov 2013
I feel like writing
Renae Nov 2013
I feel like writing
I don't really know what will spill out
Bleeding through my fingers onto this
blank canvas
Not always with an effortless flow
I want to open myself up
To let my honesty out with intelligent wit
With confident tones of inspiration
I feel like exploring myself
Like finding a burried treasure, long lost
Inside memories, imagination,
I get lost reading about other intriguing
made up scenarios and personalities
I swim in an endless sea of emotion
Drowning in dreams untold
Fighting to find the right portrayal
I wonder if I will achieve my goals
But for now,...
I just feel like writing
564 · May 2017
Omnipresent?
Renae May 2017
Able to see everything
To act anywhere
(Proverbs 15:3; Hebrews 4:13)
A spirit person.
(John 4:24)
Invisible to you and me.
(John 1:18)
Visions recorded consistently
(Isaiah 6:1, 2; Revelation 4:2, 3, 8)

The spirit realm,
distinct from physical creation
A “dwelling place in the heavens.”
(1 Kings 8:30)
The Bible mentions an occasion
when spirit creatures
“entered to take their station”
God resides at a specific location.
—Job 1:6.

If God is not omnipresent, can he really care for me?

Yes. God cares deeply
—Psalm 34:18.
—Psalm 32:8.

Stars and other creative works
“declare the glory of God.”
(Psalm 19:1)
Telling us of
his power, wisdom, and love
jw.org
563 · Mar 2017
Insurance
Renae Mar 2017
For the life of me
I cannot understand the monotony
Chasing tails up and down stairwells
Ludicrous!
How can you call this excitement?
I cannot remember the last 5 minutes!
This dreadful spinning
Responsibility is heavy
Calling all my friends and family
Government mandatory
Legalized this circus
There is no way around it
you must have insurance!!!
Now they will label me
Certainly the wolf at the door
Stacking up bills
You can't afford to ignore
So maybe one day
IF you qualify
You can give someone money
When you die
I do not want to be an insurance agent
562 · Apr 2014
lackluster
Renae Apr 2014
Dull meaningless verbal abuse tries to strike me down, to put me in a box where the the other lifeless followers go blind
561 · Feb 2014
holding on
Renae Feb 2014
Like breath will leave my lungs
As if life support would fail me but
This one rooted truth is all that remains
desolate beside the scatter of debris
After the wake of a wicked storm
559 · Jan 2014
Inspirational
Renae Jan 2014
If we can be nothing more to another we can be inspiring. To bend the brain a bit and juggle thoughts, is to create a fine painting in an open mind. As I spill out wisdom they'll clean up the spots and vise versa. A chain reaction of sorts and in my face palm I'll sip my coffee and smile to myself. We are inspirational.
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