broken free

You're stuck in your own shadow

Ah That shine That glow I would do just about anything Just to see you smile Tread fire Walk many, many miles Just the sight of it Warms my tortured soul #pennedreveries

Day 11 Over 7 minutes long November Rain: Guns N' Roses youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE?si… #DavidsMonthOfMusic

@annieb222 @jdog90 @The_PoetryArena Hauntingly beautiful

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@The_PoetryArena #BornBattleReady Untitled Poetic Form: #Rondelet #poetry #poem #love I love because I know I will die. These days end. I love because time is not a tattoo. It does not care for reason or the bend of our will. Your heart I will tend. I love because…

Amazing flight On my shoulder, alight Flitter and a flicker Beauty in those wings Curious surrender My heart aflutter Butterfly elegance I wish to fly with you #pennedreveries

Day 10 A color in the title Heart Of Gold: Neil Young youtu.be/WZn9QZykx10?si… #DavidsMonthOfMusic

#Vss365 Captured in the still of night A grain of my soul still hangs Where it gasped to grasp That spirit of yours A piece of you Flown away Out of Reach Somersaults & acrobatic Twists & turns My heart holds on In the dark precariously #Blind & stupid love, be maybe 🎨Maxim Maslennikov

Day 9 Band you've seen live the most One: Metallica youtu.be/WM8bTdBs-cw?si… #DavidsMonthOfMusic

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Congrats, @mistereo143! You were selected to be this week’s Voice Of Valo(U)r 👑 Our next #BornBattleReady prompt word is: TATTOO Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍

Day 8 From the 2010s Bad Guy: Billie Eilish youtu.be/DyDfgMOUjCI?si… #DavidsMonthOfMusic

I walked a crooked road with no stars in the sky, Pocket full of promises I’d let pass by. Echoes of long nights where the silence would stay, Counting all the reasons I had gone astray. Every mirror showed a stranger’s face, Every prayer felt like empty space. I was lost, I was running on borrowed light. Drifting through the shadows of my own midnight. Then I heard a voice that called me by my name, Brought my broken pieces back again. I was lost, but I found God. Now I’m not alone, He took my wandering heart and He brought me home. There were doors I slammed and bridges left to burn, Maps that I had folded up and never learned. But in the hush of morning, underneath the rain. A gentle hand reached out and took away the pain. The weight I carried eased like dawn, A whispered mercy led me on. No more running from the truth that sets me free, I see the world in colors that I couldn’t see. Grace like river water washing over bone. Heaviness is lifted, and I’m finally known. I was lost, I was running on borrowed light, Drifting through the shadows of my own midnight. Then I heard a voice that called me by my name. I found my way when He called me and I learned accountability instead of blame. Now every step I take is not in vain. And I speak His glory all throughout my happiness and pain.

Day 7 With 'good' or 'bad' in the title Good Lovin' Gone Bad: Bad Company youtu.be/ylpXjRZxqS8?si… #DavidsMonthOfMusic

Each path is paved with choices. Not only the easy ones, but also the harder ones made in the face of distruction. These Voice of Valo(U)r finalists stood in the wreckage, gathered the pieces, and decided to rise again ⬇️ Vote here: freeonlinesurveys.com/s/Th4zKMcN