What do you say to a person who has no hope?
Whether their situation is hopeless
or if it just seems that way?
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Torn is the heart that beats in mournful rhythm
At memories long since past
And at faces long since faded
The scars of the heart beat at their own rhythm
At their own time
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The jagged knife that cuts the fragile pieces of the soul
Have cut too deep to bare
These of whom this misfortune has victimized
Want to give up
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What sorrow it brings us
To watch those who cry
Those who we see that have been tortured
By the words of others
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But let's not forget
Even those who speak such blasphemous words
Have been the ones tortured too
At another time, in an another place
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It bugles the mind
To think of the seemingly endless cycle of pain
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The evil of others has cut too deep to bare
And we lash out
Fighting against nothing now
Screaming out into the darkness
As we see no future
Seeing only the past spread out
and open to public eyes
Now the future is certain
In our eyes alone it is certain
And clearly marked
By the pain of our infliction
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There are others who are hopeless
These people have their own bodies
Gutting them alive
Twisting and contorting
Burning inside and out
With full intention to snuff out the soul
It carries inside
Or so it seems at least
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In reality
The body is fighting a battle it doesn't know how to win
It only knows what it has experienced in the past
And sometimes that's not good enough
It takes risks to compensate
And these gamble end up
Doing more harm then good at times
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But this is not always the case
Sometimes the enemy of the body
Is just too great to fight alone
And the body starts to fall apart with no idea
How to deal with the problem
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Now the people who go through this
Knowing that they will die
And there is nothing in the world they can do about it
I can't relate to them
I can't imagine their pain
And I certainly have no right to dictate what they do with that pain either
What I say from now on is my opinion
Only take it seriously with a grain of salt
Because I have no background in such pain
But too me
What I have to say
Is the truth that needs to be spoken
No matter the cost of pride
Or the risk of looking like a hypocrite
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My answer to hopelessness is this
God is bigger then all pain
Do not put your faith in the situation you are in
Put your faith in God and His word
Focusing on asking "Why is this happening"
Is not worth it!
When we look at our situation and say it is hopeless
Their no point to that!
Do not succumb to the pain!
Their is no chance of life where hopelessness takes you!
Their is no freedom!
What is happening to you is part of a much bigger plan
God has chosen YOU to walk this path
Because YOU can be greater then this pain with HIS help
He can be your hope
Believe in Him and you will see joy else where then your situation
Maybe it is the kindness of your nurses and doctors
Or that family member that always makes you smile
Put your hope in God
So that you can appreciate the gifts He has given you in this life
Your situation is not more powerful
Then the support and love God has given us
Unless we allow it to be
No illness, injury, or scornful tongue
Can take away the love we have been given by God
Unless we allow it to
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So look around you
Do not see tubes and wires stretching from your arms
Do not see your empty room through you tear stricken eyes
See the God that has given you the gift of Joy
In spite of the fact that there has been pain
Feel the comfort of knowing
That He cares for you
Do not feel hopeless
Because He will never stop
Having hope for you to obtain
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Please do not give up on yourself
Because God never will
-Quinn
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The Rants of Feverish Minds
PoetryWelcome to the minds of Quinn and Quill Love. Young students whose frantic and curious minds constantly wander to the land of possibles and Questions. My hope is that by reading these poems, you begin to understand who they are and where they are co...
