by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 30, 2020 | My Blog, Poetry
Awareness of my brokenness The feeling of emptiness that never goes away The heavy breathing of my emotions Awareness of my emptiness The feeling of loneliness that never goes away Where did all these people come from So many people, so much more aware of being alone...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 27, 2020 | My Blog, Poetry
Something broke that day And I didn’t even know it Something broke so deep inside me I have been broken there for ever since So deep the human eye can’t see So deep in my soul. So deep in my heart So broken that your words are venomous Your words of kindness are...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 25, 2020 | My Blog, Poetry
You were asleep in those moments You didn’t know I was watching You were oblivious in those moments I remember those moments Those were important to me You didn’t know I would watch you through the darkness I would hear you breath I grasped those moments I prayed for...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 29, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
I still mourn the loss of that little boy I know I killed a piece of your heart To this day I never forgot No one would listen, no one cared No one fought for you and your heart You have to believe that I was listening You have to believe that I cared You cried, you...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 24, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
My failures overwhelmed me The sick feeling in my stomach returns What happened that this became my story How did this ever become my story I would do anything to change this script How does one overcome their past Where does the courage come When the fear grips you...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Nov 11, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
Looks like a lot of vastness Looks like a lot of trees Looks like a lot of wilderness Is it safe or is it dangerous Cold and inhospitable But it is good and it is freedom The wind cares not which way it blows The wind cares not which way I travel The wind will blow...
