• Gunslinger

    It’s high noonThe sun isBlazingIt’s reflectingOff of theSherif’spistolA six-shooterHe slowly walksTo the centerOf townThere he stoodBeads ofPerspirationStreamed downHisWeather wornFaceSuddenlyTwo desperadosCame outOf the saloonThey walk outTo the middleOf the dustyStreetDirectlyOpposingThe sheriffA showdownHas begunTheir fingersTwitchAs they reachFor theirPistolsTime seems toStand stillThe sheriffShoots firstHe wasA fractionOf a secondFasterThe twoDesperadosCollapseTo the groundEach with aBulletIn theirHeartsSuch is lifeIn theWild West…

  • The Heart of Darkness

    I’m aMissionaryI shareThe gospelIn the heartOf darknessAfricaTribesWere constantlyWarringFamine wasWidespreadPaganismPervadedThe darkContinentThere wasNo technologyNo schoolsNo hospitalsNo businessesNo fieldsOf knowledgeThey wereAn uneducatedAnd simpleMinded peopleWholly ignorantThank GodMany came outOf the darknessAnd intoThe LightOf ChristAfter manyDecadesAfricaNow boastsOver 734MillionChristiansThe seedsOf faithPlanted byThe faithfulMissionariesGrew intoMighty trees by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

  • My Fractured Mind

    Today, I feel insaneI have a defective brain I have racing thoughtsMy mind is out of sorts Spirits I hearThey cause me to fear Demons come into my roomI have a foreboding sense of doom I feel like a slothI watch a lone moth I have many a dissociative eventMy sanity is spent Hallucinations, I…

  • Deus Vult

    I am a Knight TemplarThe Saracens I shall devour I ride my white steedIt’s a wonderful breed The Holy Land we shall retakeIt is war we make I have an army of fifty millionWe shall destroy every villain I give the word to launch the nukesIt is God who rebukes The enemy is utterly defeatedThey…

  • 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