Category: poetry

  • My Struggle

    I have mental anguishThe pain is unendingOh how I’m lamenting My mind isn’t wholeI have mental illnessThis disease is vicious Somedays I’m fineYet many days I struggleMy sanity is in trouble I try to remain calmI get help from medicationSometimes I have elation I often experienceDelusions and hallucinationsIt’s my mind’s machinations One day Christ will…

  • The Way

    I walk aloneDarknessEnvelops meSearching forEternal lifeAhead of meI spotA brilliantWhite lightA figureEmergesIt is ChristThe LordHe pulls meInto the lightI feelTotal peaceMy broken mindIs healedI live for Him by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

  • Assurance of Salvation

    My life yieldsThe fruit of the SpiritYou can see it and hear it I’m saved because of Christ’sFirm grip on meMy salvation is a guarantee I have surety ofMy spiritual stateBecause of the Lord Jesus, so great I run the raceTo the endWith Vi my best friend We shall finish strongThough we may stumble and…

  • A Snapshot of My Life

    I drank a root beerIt made me feel queer I looked out my windowAnd saw a weeping willow I ran down the streetMy happiness was complete I laughed and criedMy emotions I couldn’t hide I think my mind isn’t wholeFor me, I’m living on the dole I travel across space and timeSoaring at light speed…

  • Christ the Light

    In the bleak blackness of spaceWe were condemnedThe human race Plunged into darknessBy Adam’s fallWe were faithless But out of a love so deepChrist came as a manThe Good Shepherd of us sheep He died in our placeBut the grave could not hold HimChrist touched us with grace On the third day, He roseHe defeated…

  • Lost At Sea: A Metaphor for Salvation

    I am swimmingIn a black oceanThe tumultuous wavesWash over meI gasp for breathThen Christ appearsStanding on the waterHe beckons meWith His outstretched handI grab itInstantly I am transportedTo a warm sandy beachI am alive by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

  • Alive in Christ

    I once was blind; in darknessBut now I have sightI’m living in the Light I was a troubled soulDrowning in a stormy seaThen Christ rescued me I was a lowly wretchFull of sinI needed a propitiation He is sinlessChrist the KingMay I praise Him while I sing The God-ManCame to earthSo man might have second…

  • The Final Frontier

    I set offFor the starsI walked and ranAnd used many cars Finally, I boardedA rocket to leave earthI was ecstaticAnd full of mirth Ignition, liftoffMy craft did shakeA momentous journeyI would soon take Three, two, oneThrusters onlineI was feelingRather fine I was now inOuter spaceStarlight fellOn my face I orbitedThe globeMysteriesI would probe I did…

  • Bald Eagles

    The mighty bald eagleMust use his witsTo get food for his chicksHe carefully targets The rabbit isIts preyThe eagle swoops downCapturing without delay The eagle’s chicksAre enjoying the rabbit meatThey gobble it downSuch a tasty treat The nest isOne hundred feet highHanging off a mountainIt touches the sky Bald eagles haveAmazing eyesightThey can spot preyEven…

  • The Last Trumpet

    The trumpetShall soundWhat happens nextIs very profound The dead in ChristShall riseThey shall fillUp the skies Next, believersWill be caught upOur glorified bodiesWill develop We shall be with ChristFor eternityWith our own eyesHim will we shall see The Church will attendThe marriage supperOf the LambWe shall no longer suffer by Zachary Uram(C) 2025