Give Me Something to Believe

Allison Jae on Oct 3, 2008

Tags: angst, religion, self-doubt

Written when I was fourteen, when I was having doubts about my religious beliefs.

Drowning in tears,
Consumed with shame,
The face of fear,
I know not its name.
Show me the faces, the places,
Where I belong.
The world of one,
Please, be gone.
Here, I grieve.
Down on my knees,
I plead.
Give me something to believe.
The knowledge of yesterday,
Cries its tears of separation.
Have I lost all faith?
No recollection of the creation.
What is its name?
The grass, the trees, it’s all the same.
Where have I gone?
Here, in the world of everyone,
Where do I belong?
This is where I grieve,
Down on my knees.
Can you hear my plea?
Give me something to believe.
Inside the pain is where I’ll be,
‘Til you give me something to believe.

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Kiki Stamatiou on Oct 3, 2008
This is a beautiful poem with thought provoking images. So much so that I felt close enough where I could smell the flames from the burning candles.

Take Care,

Kiki Stamatiou (Joanna Maharis)
Lauren Axelrod on Oct 3, 2008
This is so somber yet so heart wrenching. Well done Allison
goodselfme on Oct 4, 2008
Lovely filled with much emotion, almost felt like begging it was so strong.Great poem!!
Eric Mendoza on Oct 4, 2008
I still to this day question my religous beliefs so I can definitely relate to this one.
Jackie Stroud-Painter on Oct 4, 2008
Very nice!
foreclosures chicago il on Oct 24, 2011
really really very nice poem.very much like dude.these are the some facts of life..in fact i don’t have any thing to say. i don’t have the words..
sunday school on Nov 7, 2011
I have found that asking my sunday school class to express their beliefs, fears and concerns on religion through poetry is my student’s favorite activity. It brings up many questions that I can then form lesson plans around, thanks for sharing!
Learn Hebrew Online - The Hebrew Language on Nov 8, 2011
Wow pretty powerful poem. I was hoping that it would pick up to be more positive towards the end. Def. elicits a very strong emotional reaction.
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Lovely poem!
Ryan @ Size Labels on Dec 27, 2011
Nice Poem. God gives us the choice to believe or not to believe. Things can get hard but in hard times use faith. It will get you through.
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Vesminte Preotesti on Feb 9, 2012
Very nice, very nice poem! About tour religion believs…Vesminte Preotesti say: may God bless you!
Royal Girlz on Feb 9, 2012
Beautiful poem. I can feel your pain and heart in this. I pray that you foud your source of belief. The Bible says “Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.”

Believe
Wade on Apr 23, 2012
Very beautiful. It has been a long time since I have read something so beautiful. Do you have a book of poems out?
Literary Agency Delhi on May 8, 2012
So soothing, I liked every phrase and each word of it. It was worth reading.

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