Matrix Moments

Media Moments: Question, reflect, connect

Maze of Stones

As I walk in life
to destiny
to freedom,
I encounter walls
blocking my future truth
making my life messier
steering me through 
a maze path of
walled in futures,
Put another stone
in the barriers
that is what I am
meant to do
deliberately do
or just accidentally do,
I know it’s
not just my walls
but generations of curses,
walls I thought would protect
but just quietly expand
their twisted paths;
What have I built?
Become part of?

If I could just fly 
above all of this
like in my dreams,
but these barricades
this maze
is my reality
my built identity.

If only I could take 
stones from the walls
weaken them,
and be ready
for the earthquake
a change transformation
of Christ's love.
And walk over the rubble
Sometimes stumbling
Sometimes scrambling
Sometimes scraped
but somehow more whole,
And be something different
be myself
be God’s love
be free
be a new blessing.

Starting Thoughts:
From a series at church called living free I wrote this with and in response to the message given by Josiah. It was cool how I was writing and then he would mention an image from this poem as I was writing. God has a way of bringing his direction through many at the same time.
Poem Topic Tags: #blessing, #curses, #destiny, #freedom, #futures, #identity, #life, #love, #maze, #transformation, #walls
Posting Tags: #artist, #christ, #christian, #church, #creativewriting, #edapp, #edchat, #edtech, #elearning, #GlobalEd, #god, #instawrite, #jesus, #lrnchat, #mlearning, #poems, #poetry, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #poetryisnotdead, #poetsofinstagram, #schools, #spilledink, #spokenword, #teaching, #TT, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife
maze_life_poetry_church_christian_video_identity

Filling Restlessness

Time ticks
24 hours to fill
I can strike off some
by sleeping
but even then
somehow
I am late to bed
putting off time
packing time with stuff
devices and screens
parties and memes
playing the good scene.
What is this restlessness?
when will my heart,
my soul find rest?
where in life
if not only in death?
I hold this life close
yet kill it with drugs, parties, friends
habits that feel good at the time,
but I feel even my own
heart beat dripping
slipping through my fingers,

Can there be better?
A way?
A point?

Starting Thoughts:
We seek ways to distract ourselves from realities of our life and ourselves and often overlook the Way, Truth and Life that can really only be found in Jesus.
Poem Topic Tags: #distractions, #facades, #fake, #games, #habits, #identity, #life, #purpose, #reality, #reallife, #restless, #way
Posting Tags: #artist, #christ, #christian, #church, #creativewriting, #edapp, #edchat, #edtech, #elearning, #GlobalEd, #god, #instawrite, #jesus, #lrnchat, #mlearning, #poems, #poetry, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #poetryisnotdead, #poetsofinstagram, #schools, #spilledink, #spokenword, #teaching, #TT, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife
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The Most Tears

Tears
an expression of our heart
Dew dawning on our face
Trickling transparency
from our spirit,
From depths of pain
stubbed toe, scrapped knee
Burned finger, burned heart
From belly laughter,
Depths of happiness and joy
Depths of connection to others,
From origins of fear
Flip the coin
From origins of love.

Tears the surfacing
from fathoms and the unfathomed
The outward weeping
of the inward thoughts
the drops of songs
from the soul,
Wiping cheeks
in the midst of worship

Tears...
Where do I see the most
tear types flowing?
Church!
Tears from the centre of life
intimacy together
intimacy with God
How real is that!

Starting Thoughts: I was in church listening and watching an amazing young man talk about internship in our church, between tears as he thought about his wife's involvement and the impact on lives of people. I started writing as I realised church is the place I see the most tears.
Poem Topic Tags:
#church, #emotions, #feelings ,#intimacy, #love, #tears, #worship
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,
Spoken Word Poems How tears and found more in churches.

Chosen

He Favours you
Knows you 
Sees you 
Treasures you
past and now and always,
The restless struggles
needs and pains 
Sees you in your destination 
the future landing place
destiny celebrations,
Fullness of the Kingdom's reign.
As you give God space 
Yell, "Yes Lord"
He fills it,
More space 
More God 
Giving him your weakness 
His strength overflows,
His strength 
Your strength 
Powering the broken 
Power resting on you 
Power in you 
planting you deep 
In the Spirit source,
Protecting you,
In opening your 
faith accept that 
He alone is strong
the strength you need,
Heart given to Christ 
Risen with Christ
Vision from Christ,
In him only.
The beauty of his love
displays power and strength 
completely,
Like diamonds
on the dark backdrop 
shining clarity 
against the pain darkness
Facets and crystal sparking
against the doubts and friction,
Like mountains etched winter white
Clear against blue skies
rising on Canterbury horizons
Kaleidoscope complexities
Creation's colours
The king's colours 
life's colours,
Streams of light 
Revealing the colours 
Powering from his majesty 
His sacrifice, resurrection strength
Brings crisp sharp reality, 
You sense deep his 
Supply, his generosity 
Creating surprise
in your life, in your forward steps,
And as you 
wait for the best time 
Ripe time 
Moment of right time 
Not doubting in darkness
his call in the light,
Responding regardless
Flowing within His insight
Peace beyond understanding
A Peace foundation
Builds within,
And you step 
Casting your cares, fears 
Now
strong in his strength 
Transparent in His peace
creative in his capacity 
Lit by His grace
peace bringers
Kingdom singers
God's people of the plains
Protected, 
covered by
Sentinel angels
Standing shoulder strong
Towering above 
the Alps
Shining
Mirrors of God's glory.

Starting Thoughts: God fills us with His strength flowing from His love for us. We are called to leave fears with Him and in a paradox of transparency be mirrors of God's glory.
Poem Topic Tags:
#angels, #kingdom, #love, #mirror, #peace, #strength, #struggles, #treasure,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,
Chosen in God

Live Real

Great life 
Real life 
comes from God 
Purposeful life
new life 
begins in Christ 
Clear life 
centered life 
flows from God 
Transparent life 
Open life 
Found in God
Joyful life 
Hopeful life 
Celebrated in Jesus
River life 
Fire life 
discovered in the Spirit
Diverse life 
Exciting life 
Abundant in Yahweh

Intimate life 
Love life 
Beats with God
Safe life 
Powerful life 
Established in Christ.
Be awesome with God
Your source of life
Be with Him - right now 
Surrounded by Him
The Lord of lords in you
Spirit renewing, restoring 
Your spirit soul.

In His life - life!

Starting Thoughts: In the midst of stress, lack of purpose, we can discover a life that is very different, live a life of purpose and love. Know a community of new brothers and sisters!
Poem Topic Tags:
#diversity, #fire, #god, #joyful, #life, #purpose, #real, #realllfe, #river,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,
Living the abundant life, real life exciting life with Christ/ God poem.

Amazing

You heal
and we forget,
You bring new life
and we wish we could die,
You clean
And we turn roll in the dirt
You promise
We promise
and we break them.

We broke you
Scorned you
Ignored you
Spat at you,
And you forgave
Deep and forever.

Prompt
How easily do we turn our backs on the wonders from God? How are we part of those that nailed Him to the cross?
Poem Tags
#amazed, #broken, #christian, #cross, #death, #forgiveness, #life, #love, #promises, #sin, #spokenword, #turning
How we reject gods love and turn our backs Spoken Word Poem

Love Locks

Shoes dangling
from power lines,
swaying centimetres
From electrifying experiences,
Bras strung on fencepost wire
bleached by sun kisses,
Did they take them off
or pull them from suitcases?
locks fastened to wire chains
and support railings 
bridges locked heavy with
loves claims
creating troubled bridge
over waters,
structures groan under 
unforeseen weight,
the burdens of deliberate
yet careless love,

Metal metaphor.

Starting Thoughts: We love to love, love to proclaim love, love to think we are in love. How deep does our love really run, how much does it weigh, how do we really commit?
Poem Topic Tags:
#bridges, #careless, #fleeting, #love, #reality, #reallife, #romance, #temporary,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,

Heart Weaver

With patient love
God knits hearts
pearl one
knit one
love infinity.

Starting Thoughts: How wonderful the love of God; patiently He weaves our lives into his love, creating a marvellous design.
Bible Verses: Colossians 2:2-4, Song of Solomon 8:6 , 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Mark 12:29-31, Ephesians 4:2-3, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 3:16-18, John 4:9-12
Poem Topic Tags:
#love, #patience, #god, #heart, #infinity, #see, #known
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,
God

3 Gifts

Signposts from the East
Travellers entwined in history
Bearing gifts
Following stars
Part of destiny
And when they
approached the stable cave
Explained,
we are here from
Another country -
We know someone special
has been born within,
Joseph smiled a welcome
aware again with Mary
That something different,
amazing was going
to keep happening
with this baby Jesus;
Dreams with messages
Angels appearing
Shepherds who raised
passover lambs arriving,
And three wise men - why not?
They entered
awe, reverence, anticipation,
opening gifts;

Gold for the king
establishing God's kingdom
personal and hands on
justice, joy, peace,
frankincense the scent
of the High Priest
freeing the way,
tearing open the curtain
to the Holy of holies,
myrrh the painful gift
a drink, a fragrance
The myrrh drugged drink
offered on the skull
of Golgotha to a sacrificed Jesus,
refused by Christ's patched lips
The same myrrh spiced linen wraps
binding his body in an end of life cave,
Myrrh from a plant of thorns.

Three gifts pointing
The way to Jesus
So you can
kiss the baby
The Great I Am,
know the face of God,
know meaning in
God with us,
The greatest Christmas gift
unwrapping change for the world.

Prompt
3 Gifts pointing from the past to future of a baby that would revolutionise life on Planet Earth.
Poem Tags
#baby, #christian, #christmas, #gifts, #jesus, #passover, #poem, #poetry, #spokenword, #wisemen , #video, #media

3 Gifts Spoken Word Video Poem Christmas

Broken Chains

Sin in the light
exposed,
why do I try
to keep hidden
these chains
that Jesus seeks to break,
why do I want to
feel the same shame
as it grabs me again
Do I like this pain?
Do I revel in the blame?
Retreat to the same?

The kingdom of dark
Baited with a sense
of choice,
Freedom to be ourselves
Expressing individuality
Lured into sharp hooks
hiding from overlooks
living life by our guidebooks
striving for good people looks
living inside the jokebooks.

Only from outside
a bridge through time and space
Can extreme love
True light
make the sacrifice for sin,
the light that leads
purities death the deed
True love that succeeds
salvation guaranteed
Life purpose decreed.

and love abides
for life's freedom,
The fullness of Christ
released deep inside you.

Poem Tags
#christian, #identity, #loneliness, #love, #personality, #poem, #poetry, #reallife, #seeker, #sin, #spokenword, #value, #walls

Prompt
Sin that traps, choices made that lead to hidden chains. Only Jesus can break these.
Broken Chains Spoken Word Poem Christian Sin Loneliness

Small Makes Big

Step by step 
the mountain top
Footfall by footfall 
the revolving treadmill
Drip by drip 
the deepening chasm
Seed by seed 
the spreading forest 
Second by second 
disappearing years
barb by barb 
mind piercing cuts
Not enough by not enough
tentacles of addiction
Lie by lie 
snaking self deception
Taste by taste 
a tantalising smorgasbord,
Nail by nail 
a complete restoration,
Smile by smile 
a living relationship,

Twist by twist 
the turns of life
Care by care 
feeling deepening love
Space by space 
the freezing emptiness
Word by word 
the unfolding story
Up by down
the corkscrew rollercoaster
Beat by beat 
the rhythm of hearts
choice by choice
the new risk
Molecule by molecule
the big, the wonderful truths.

Poem Tags
#big, #christian, #lies, #love, #new, #poetry, #reallife, #seeker, #small, #spokenword, #step

Prompt
With something small big things and changes can happen.
How small things in life make change, make a difference poem spoken word

Gorilla Glass

Transparent and hidden
I reach out
and fingers touch
cold and hard
like a mime artist
on the glass box
surrounding me,
unbreakable,
trapped
yet constantly seen
by others around,
The crystal cage
travels life
with me,
and knowing glances
penetrate the walls,
live human dissection
gilded bird man
wings clipped
lost behind
invisible barriers,
People walk by
smiles and reference
they stop talking
lean to each other,
and my mind shatters
fixating on what they 
could have been saying,
cracked and damaged identity
within ever-strong
gorilla glass.

Poem Tags
#cage, #christian, #identity, #loneliness, #personality, #poem, #poetry, #seeker, #spokenword, #trapped, #value, #walls, #zoo
Prompt
Are people talking about you? Trapped in a glass box - your personality zoo.
Chrisitan Spoken Word Poem on trapped in a galss box.

Bad Things Happen

Accidents
Struggles
Money pain,
Death
Suicide
Desperate,
Rumours
Barbed words
Poison drips
via screens,
your reality show,
Loneliness
in a connected world,
Loneliness
in a party room,
Loneliness
amongst candyfloss friends,
Can there
be any answer...
in the drugs, alcohol,
in busyness, work,
in hating,
in trying to be good,
all pointless...

And Christ,
God among us
Knows pain's depths,
Rejected, hurt, betrayed,
beaten, killed,
Felt hell's pains sunk
deep in His soul,
His gift
accepting our torture,
And so...
Knows fully your pain.

Come to Him,
give Him
the bad stuff,
The worst, meanest, painful, despair,
the dark.

Forever
he is the Water of Life
Hope singer,
New life bringer,
Your smile and laughter..

Prompt
How deep do we feel trapped in the tar around us? Is there any meaning?
Poem Tags
#accidents, #reallife, #christian, #disasters, #jesus, #life, #loneliness, #pain, #poems, #poetry, #seeker, #spokenword, #video

Bad things happen christian spoken word poetry

A Person

A well
of sadness
pooled your
eyes
tears gathered
mirroring outside
your heart inside
I felt drawn
to just you.

I heard about
your troubles
about how your friends
and the men you knew
said, "Let's get smashed.”
They were just hunters.

Can I take your hand
introduce you
to a friend
who never lets
you down?

God knows your heart
hurt
like I never will
I've seen him
change darkness,
make new creations.

Prompt
The mindblowing expanding universe is just amazing.
Poem Tags
#alcohol, #change, #christian, #friendship, #god, #hurt, #jesus, #pain, #poem, #poetry, #spokenword, #video

Loneliness, Friendship and meaning Christian Spoken Poetry Video

Amazed

Seems...
Emotions swirling,
thought kaleidoscopes,
inward depths
but in same moments...
expanding universes.
I can only be...
as I look to You,
think about You...
Spirit rejoicing,
Mind windblowing,
Thought threads colliding
all combining to
Amazing...
A-m-a-z-e-d
at the wonder
of who You are

Prompt
The mindblowing expanding universe is just amazing.
Poem Tags
#amazed, #christian, #creation, #minds, #poem, #poetry, #published, #spokenword, #universe, #wonder, #worship
Ever been amazed at the Universe. Creation Spoken Word Poetry

Waiting Seed

I lie in the world 
winter paused 
Snow fell 
cold chill 
covered me.

Waiting for the Son 
to return.

But those who hope in the Lord     will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;     they will run and not grow weary,     they will walk and not be faint.

Bible Verses
Isaiah 40:31b
See also: Psalm 27:14
Prompt
How frozen, how stopped, how are we just waiting..
Poem Tags
#christian, #waiting, #dreams, #life, #memories, #snow, #poem, #poetry, #reallife, #seeker, #spokenword, #cold, #life, #identity,
Covered in snow - waiting for God Spoken-Word

Life's Edges

Box trapped
Straitjacket message from hell
Walls surround,
Dark gnawing at
edges of life.

Whether I walk 
the streets
Or few metres to cell bars
I am in prison,
Forever blackness,
Somehow worse, exposed
in sunlight or florescent tubes,
So dry, no tears only anger
So buried, no hope only pain,

I can't do broken alone,
Where do my thoughts leak?
Who else can know my thoughts?

Starting Thoughts: Sometimes the walls in life seem so bleak and closed in we are close to what we think prison might be like, but know this is really unreality. There are other choices.
Poem Topic Tags:
#anger, #box, #broken, #decision, #hope, #pain, #prison, #reality, #seeker, #thoughts, #reallife, #trapped
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,
Sometimes we feel in prison and unreal reality, poem and spoken word

Can I?

Can I
Have someone
see deep?
me,
The hidden real
The faked real?

Chameleon - thousand shades
Camouflage dirt
Concealing pain
Capable indifference
Covering smiles
Cracked mirror.

Mindside
I silent inner scream,
Sacrificed life
for inner dark uncomfortable.
Hidden life
in the midst of many.

Where can I trust?
Where can I belong?
Where can I sing?
Where can I be?

Prompt
Where can we turn? Who can we trust? What do we try to hide?
Poem Tags
#chameleon, #christian, #fake, #identity, #life, #poems, #poetry, #seeker, #spokenword,

Can I explores identity through Christian poetry video

Channel Surfing

Channel surfing…
All I can eat
All mine
Yet never me,
Entertainment worlds in a button,
All the colour, life and choice,
Yet lifeless, death in pixels
Nothing that means,
No connections,
Ads and advertising 
Promises and pleasures,
High definition creations
Giving blurred zero self-images
Unreal masquerades of the real.

Can I 
Leave the hate
Lose the forgery and fakes
Vacate negativity
Cut the crap
from my life,
Take any truth
I hear and see
and become different?

In a world without reason
feeding lies to sensations
where lies my lifeline?

Starting Thoughts: We live in a saturated media world that is sucking more and more reality from our identity and relationships, death by a thousand pixels in many ways. Is there an answer to the rising mental health and anxiety issues in our world?
Poem Topic Tags:
#death, #hate, #identity, #lies, #life, #meaning, #media, #reality, #reallife, #reasons
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,
Media and truth, reality and meaning, where is our lifeline Spoken Word Poetry

Surreal

From second storey
Hospital lounge,
You can see
winding quiet Avon waters,
Punting striped building
stamped on river bank,
Waiting canoes,
paddling ripples
Trees and pathways,
Jogger friends
Lycra and ponytails,
Dog lead stroller,
Threading cyclists power through.

Gaze shifts
From out to in,
My beautiful lady
Eyes lost in heavy lids,
pale drawn skin
Hand tremors lightly 
Connected to the pain,
that steals
depth of rest,

Hospital gown fashion
proclaiming she is medicine property,
Tubes from drug bag
Drip time,
Waiting, time slowed
in the blatantly real,
Yet disconnected.
Watching
I love her.

In the midst
we still know Christ,
talk of His love for us
that is unchanging
through this operation event,
Good or bad
Random experiences
do not change
the love of Jesus.

Surreal moments.

Starting Thoughts: Life has deep questions of pain, coping with loss, where is God in all of this. Part of our faith journey with cancer.
Poem Topic Tags:
#cancer, #faith, #hospital, #jesus, #love, #operation, #pain, #personal, #reality, #reallife, #suffering,
Posting Tags: #artist, #christian, #creativewriting, #instawrite, #poems, #poetry, #poetsofinstagram, #poetryisnotdead, #poetrycommunity, #poetryinmotion, #spilledink, #spokenword, #typewriter, #videos, #wordsmith, #writing, #writinglife, #writerscommunity, #writerscorner, #writersofinstagram,
Spoken word poetry on life, love God and cancer.
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