Tag: poetry

  • Christmas Forever

    I am filled with dismayI wish it could be ChristmasEvery day The time for merrimentIs now passedMaking memories that last We’ve taken downThe Christmas treeIt’s now just a memory The decorationsHad to goWe miss the snow We’ll have to waitTo hang the hollyOur Christmas will be jolly Till next holiday seasonWhen we celebrate Christ’s birthAnd…

  • The Eucharist

    I cannot affirmThe Roman Catholic massI must pass A novel doctrine from the 14th centuryThis theory of transubstantiationIs actually an abomination Jesus died once for manTrent defined the mass as a sacrificeBut we cannot re-sacrifice Transubstantiation is based onAncient metaphysics of AristotleHis substance and accidents model Artistole’s theory is over 2,300 years oldOur understanding has…

  • Sola Scriptura

    Scripture aloneIs our greatestAuthority It stands aboveMan made TraditionsAnd any fallible Magisterium It gives usPurity and completenessOf doctrine It guards againstHeresies and errorMakes us fully equipped It is God’s WordTheopneustos in GreekLiterally God breathed It is our soleInfallible standardThere is none greater It is not foundIn Roman CatholicismOr Eastern Orthodoxy It is the bulwarkWhich protectsThe…

  • Home

    It was one scoreSince I walked throughYour doorOctober eighteenthTwo thousand and four I had no place to goI was homelessFull of despair and woeYou took me inAnd let your love show We’ve laughed and criedMore laughing than cryingNo longer did I hideWe talk for hoursYou’re always by my side Vi you’re my best friendYou’re a…

  • Down in the Dumps

    As weak as can beHave almost no energyFilled with lethargy Fatigued and feeling lowFull of woeNot feeling apropos Stuck in a deep depressionHave poor digestionPoor perception My stomach growlsMy face scowlsMy spirit howls I long to run and playBut I’m stuck in dismayCan’t do much today by Zachary Uram(C) 2024

  • Just Say No to Lusts of the Flesh

    I was never kissedI am not remiss By God’s graceI am chaste A virgin I’ll remainTill the very last refrain No woman shall defile meIn Christ I am totally free I am as happy as can beAs I live my life sex free Scripture says abstinence is superiorMarriage is quite inferior To Christ I shall…

  • Untitled

    The time is rightFor a sweet delightThere’s somethingIn the air tonight I run at full speedI’m satisfying a needI found what I soughtI am finally freed Traveling at a superluminal paceI’m the apex of the human raceI pass by galaxiesI am always on the chase I travel through timeI am alpha primeI stop at a…

  • Vi

    My dear sister ViIs very talentedShe isA published poetAn accomplished artistShe’s overcomeMuch adversityAnd tribulationsIn her lifeHer first semesterOf her sophomore yearAt Seton Hill CollegeShe developedParanoid schizophreniaAnd major depressionShe had intenseDelusionsShe was institutionalizedFor 10 monthsAt MayviewState mental hospitalShe returned to schoolAnd did betterWith each semesterHer final semesterOf her senior yearShe missedThe Dean’s ListBy one tenth of…

  • America the Lost

    Over fifty millionInnocent livesSnuffed out by their mothersThrough abortionCold blooded murderTheir blood has screamed outFor justiceThey ask God to bringHis holy vengeanceAgainst AmericaThe Land of the FreeTurned intoThe Land of GenocideAmerica turned its backOn the LordPopular cultureIs now paganSociety is post-ChristianHow far we have strayedFrom our Founding FathersThey were by and largeProtestant men of deep…

  • A Mighty Redeemer

    I was lost at seaDrowningWhen Christ appearedBefore me He was walking on waterChrist defiedThe lawsOf physics proper Christ sought me outOn my ownI could do nothingThis is a reason to shout God chose meBefore the foundationOf the worldTo set me free Christ died for His electHis precious bloodMade atonementFor those God did select Faith and…