Month: April 2025

  • My Journey With Mental Illness

    I feelRather moroseI desperately needAnother dose I take severalPsychotropic drugsThey make me feelLike a bunch of slugs One nasty side effectIs insomnia at nightI can’t sleepThe darkness is a fright I lie in bed like aBeached whaleWho will save meFrom my sad tale All hopeIs not lostChrist paid in bloodWhat my salvation did cost The…

  • My Life

    I am feelingRather dourMy dispositionIs sour I feelVery sullenDepression hit meAll of a sudden I am lyingIn bedI am fatiguedFeeling dread I longTo laugh and playBut there’ll beNone of that today I canBarely moveI prayThat I can improve I deal withPsychosisAs well asNeurosis I have delusionsEvery dayThey won’tGo away I frequentlyHallucinateHaving mental illnessesAren’t great by…

  • The 7 Last Sayings of Christ on The Cross

    The seven last sayings of Christ from the cross are: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34) Even though the Roman authorities brutally tortured Christ and hung Him on the cross, He knew they were acting in ignorance. “Today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43) Jesus said…

  • The Passion of Christ

    On the crossJesus did hangAngels lamentedIn songs, they sang At Calvary, Christ boreThe Father’s wrathThis was alwaysHis chosen path Jesus diedFor humanityTo set usSpiritually free The perfect LambChrist died for usHe took us fromMinus to plus Jesus preachedTo the captives in hellThere they wouldNo longer dwell On the third dayChrist rose from the deadDefeating sin…

  • The Orthodox and Catholic Churches: A Critical Examination

    The CatholicAnd OrthodoxChurchesHave errantTheologyBuilt onThe fallibleand fatuousTraditionsOf menThey rejectThe singularAuthority ofScripture aloneThey employFallaciousReasoningIn numerousTeachingsThey engageIn eisegesisThe CatholicMagisteriumIs in deliriumIt isNothing moreThen the fallibleOpinions ofA certain setOf menIts authorityIt is built on sandIt is not infallibleThe OrthodoxRely on theApostolic teachingsYet when comparedTo the New TestamentChurchThat is theEarliest ChurchMany of theOrthodox TeachingsAre not basedIn ScriptureThe CatholicAnd OrthodoxChurchesRelay…

  • Grizzly

    I amA fierceAnd ferociousGrizzly bearI hibernatedDuringThe winterI woke upAt the startOf springI leftMy cozy denI eat salmonFrom theStreamI canOut runOut swimAndOut climbHumansI roamThe wildernessI am anApex predator by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

  • Summertime in the Suburb

    The sunBlazes downScorchingThe earthIt blindsMy visionThe highHumidityIs oppressiveI’m drenchedIn sweatMy mouthIs parchedI feelDisorientedI sip a glassOf ice coldHomemadeLemonadeI go swimmingIn our poolThe cool waterIs refreshingI eat a pieceOf juicyWatermelonI lay inMy bedThe air conditionerIs blastingI fall asleepI wake upFifteen hoursLaterReady forAnotherSummer day by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

  • An Autumn Stroll

    The air cracklesWith lightningThis plasmaIs frightening The pouringCold rainMakes a comfortingRefrain I watch waves rippleIn puddles of waterColored leaves crunch underfootMany things I ponder Thunder bellowsEchoing across the parkI yell aloudOn a lark I can seeMy breath was suspended in the airIt’s so chillyI don’t have a care I walk back homeAnd warm myself by…

  • The Chosen One

    I am theChosen oneMy trainingIs done I am eliteMy powers growI have many abilitiesLots of knowledge I know I help the ChurchFrom the mostMany souls I teachTo the least Christ anointed meAs a high priestThis is a solemn roleI do not boast I am a visionaryThat’s trueGod gives me visionsThey come out of the blue…

  • Salvation: My Journey from Darkness to Light

    I was a totalDepraved wretchSalvationI could not fetch I was lostIn my sinI neededChrist’s propitiation When I was 7 years oldIn 1982I was born againSalvation, I did not eschew God AlmightyRegenerated meI was no longer Satan’s childI was totally free I was giftedFaith and repentanceIt is all becauseOf Christ’s magnificence I am now a child…