by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Poetry
I wasn’t even supposed to be there that day My life figured out My heart of stone My life alone I could see the kindness in your face Your eyes said it all Your smile melted me You have me reconsidering the meaning of my life You have my heart skipping a beat...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 29, 2024 | My Blog, Poetry
I can’t breathe My chest tightens My heart beats faster Why do I feel so alone inside? This feeling never leaves How am I to know that you are real? Days turn into weeks Weeks turn into years Why do I feel the same? There is no emotion Just the reality of another day...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 7, 2024 | My Blog, Poetry
The waves crashing into my emotions They pound the desire right out of me The depths of eternity are without reach Feelings just below the deep waters of uncertainty Anger and sadness crash against the rocks The rocks care not My purpose here is uncertain Being tossed...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 1, 2023 | My Blog, Poetry
It’s your smile The way the new day dawns You don’t notice me watching, but I am watching Every detail, every expression A breath of fresh air, I miss nothing I thank God for the moment I feel my heart waking from the dead What died so long ago All that I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 6, 2023 | My Blog, Personal Reflection, Poetry
I’m tired. I can’t see my way forward [in this life] but I realize that there is nowhere else to go but forward. And I am not afraid of moving forward. But I feel like I am on a highway, and I missed my exit, but the next turn-off is literally 300,000 miles further...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 6, 2023 | My Blog, Poetry
An emptiness inside me that won’t go away Years and years of desires Looking over the horizon as far as these eyes can see Feeling like the old man on the outside Hiding the little boy in the inside This emptiness feeding them both The dusty road, long and hard...
