Essie Writes Poetry

The sweetest people can turn sour by being trapped in toxic environments. They try their hardest to continue being gentle, but time takes its toll and there will always be side effects. Poem 76 of 365 – My dear rose, I never knew how to sayHow lovely I found you when we first met;Your pink […]

Is saying sorry genuine if it is said in words alone? Poem 68 of 365 – I don’t know what toSay, except, “I’m so sorry,Can we try again?” ~ Essie

A small reflection of my hypocrisy. Poem 62 of 365 – I tell everyoneTo face their fears, and yet I Hide in the corner. ~ Essie

TRIGGER WARNING: allusion to self-harm. This is written for one of my best friends. I could tell you about how amazing she is and how much she means to me, but I’ll try not to be sappy and gushy and just let this poem speak for itself. Poem 59 of 365 – Darling,Trust me when […]

If I could go back to the day I wrote this, I’d tell my past self that no, not everything changes in time. You’re right, you fail repeatedly. But Christ comes through, for every time you fail. Poem 56 of 365 – Everything changes in time,The leaves, Our faces, our grief,Our bonds, Our dreams, our […]

Something that I’ve noticed in my experience of both caring for those who are suffering and being one who has suffered is that we just want to get them to the end of the tunnel. We just need to make them all better, and then we can move on with our lives. What is more […]

This poem is about exploring my emotions. It was written around the time when I my best friend found out about a secret of mine. I was afraid it would destroy our relationship, but instead, it helped it to flourish into something stronger and deeper than I could have imagined. Back then I had no […]

This is a three-piece poem that reflects my journey through repentance. It’s not enjoyable. It requires me to be honest with God – and myself. It requires me to deny the parts of myself I desire most and exchange them for Christ. I am helpless without His grace and strength, and I praise Him for […]

This was written the morning after I cried myself to sleep and begged God to kill me. I didn’t think I could bear the struggle any more. I was right. I couldn’t, but He could. Psalm 30:5 was – and still is – my anthem. Poem 37 of 365 – Thank you for keeping meThough […]

This feels especially relevant as school is ending and summer is setting in. We feel like we need rest, and so we do. It may be needed, but it’s easy to fall into a rut of lethargy, and become depleted of both passion and energy. Have you felt this too? Poem 29 of 365 – […]