poetry from the soul

08/02/2025

If we wish to stay on the heights we have reached, we must struggle all the time to consolidate our consciousness and its attitude. But we soon discover that this praiseworthy and apparently unavoidable battle with the years leads to stagnation and desiccation of soul. Our convictions become platitudes ground out on a barrel-organ, our ideals become starchy habits, enthusiasm stiffens into automatic gestures. The source of the water of life seeps away. We ourselves may not notice it, but everybody else does, and that is even more painful. If we should risk a little introspection, coupled perhaps with an energetic attempt to be honest for once with ourselves, we may get a dim idea of all the wants, longings, and fears that have accumulated down there-a repulsive and sinister sight. The mind shies away, but life wants to flow down into the depths. Fate itself seems to preserve us from this, for each of us has a tendency to become an immovable pillar of the past.

C.G. Jung, Coll Works 5

Art: Pablo Picasso

07/23/2025

07/07/2025

The God within -
I might have made a million mistakes but I'm done praying for repentance. I shouldn't have to live life on my knees, begging for forgiveness.

I bow down to no man, though I tried bowing down to you. Until you left me there on my knees, feeling like I was used and abused.

This is what most people go through, time and time again. Begging you for your heart and mercy, while still feeling your abandonment.

Though we're trapped within our sin and feel like, there's no way out. Feeling like we can no longer move forward, until we can find a better route.

With our minds just full of doubt, we keep begging to an outside savior. But if we make no attempt to change, then why would God show us any favor.

We of course want it sooner than later, but resist the path to change. We say that we want to change for the better, but continue to do the same damn thing.

Though it's the only way to break away and being released from your sins. Change is literally the only way, that you will eventually make your amends.

So if you're feeling like your caged in and trapped within this abyss. Try changing your perception of life and realize that within yourself anything can exist.
©️R.F.

07/04/2025

Poems with purpose -
My writing isn't just an expression of the feelings that I've felt. My writing is to reach others and let them know that what they feel, I've felt myself.

My writing isn't for seeking attention, nor am I looking for approval. It's only to maybe help out others, who's lives were like mine and it was just brutal.

So your opinions are just futile and they're obviously pointless. Do you think everything is meant for you and if so, you're obviously hopeless.

Though I can't let you take my focus, because my writing isn't for you. My writing is to help others realize that someone else has walked a day in their shoes.

So no matter what you do or no matter what you might say. While you stop to critique my writing, I've seen at least ten others now having slightly less pain.

Their no longer held down by chains thinking that they were all alone. They now know someone else feels their pain and they're not just on their own.

It's as if we've found our home through the comfort of someone else's words. Because it gives those who are suffering in silence a voice finally to be heard.

To most it may seem absurd how one's writing might just change a life. But that's my only intention or purpose, everytime I sit down to write.
©️R.F.

06/30/2025

Demons of the past-
My demons love to play their games and try to run away with my heart. And now I've gotten used to them always wanting to play late night after dark.
They cut me open and watch me bleed, just to say that it's art. I know I have to get them out of my head, but where do I even start?
Feeling lost like you can't be found, so you try fighting for the light. And you try to find your strength within, every time that you lay down at night.
Praying God will forgive your sins, because he knows all that you have done. Though you're so tired of begging for forgiveness, you're better off trying to run.
Run away from your past, run away from your karma and run from your sins. Because you've been begging for forgiveness everyday and it seems like you're never going to win.
Though don't just runaway, better yet get the strength in order to break your chains. Being down on your knees praying for forgiveness, obviously hasn't changed a thing.
How many times have you prayed, hoping that you'll finally find the light. Then to no avail, you're prayers go unanswered, just like every other night.
Seems like we're all enslaved by our karma that knocks us off the tracks. But the only way we can ever move on, is if we completely leave it in the past.
There is no begging for forgiveness, it's all about taking action. What you do with your future determines your past karma and on that karmas reaction.
So continue to work on yourself, instead of looking for an outside savior. Because nothing will change until you change yourself and you change your past behaviors.
©️R.F.