ryan barger

poem by ryan barger

Two strangers Walking through life Their roads have been long Their days filled with strife Love has come and gone Now so far away Yearning for freedom Young lives filled with pain With the stars shining for them The light fi... Read more

poem by ryan barger

My heart is dirty Longing to be clean Yet I can't stop the things That make it dirty again I'm a beggar Asking God to make me clean While continuing to do The very things that contaminate I am a wretch And only you can save... Read more

poem by ryan barger

A late night walk On an empty road It was strangely clear Like part of a dream Or maybe it just seemed like a dream And I spoke with a man At the end of the road Who was strangely like my father Who has been dead for many year... Read more

poem by ryan barger

By the side of the road I couldn't take another step Eating oranges To gain strength Because they were all I had When suddenly There was something over my head I looked behind me To see if I was in the shadow of a bridge That... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Sitting on a bench On an empty street I hadn't expected The hopelessness I'd meet I was moved by God To wash some feet I got up from my seat I looked around Now their was none None could be found I had some water I quenched... Read more

poem by ryan barger

I walked away from you And wondered so long Just who you are I wandered But you were with me everywhere You shook the mountains You split the earth You shattered the enemy You protected me You were with me on the side of the... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Do you look at them Or do you just walk by Do you look at their faces Do you look in their eyes They walk the streets They sit in the park Do you even notice Or is you're path too dark Do you know their stories Have you walke... Read more

poem by ryan barger

I may not be much But I am something My God knows my name And that doesn't count for nothing I reached out And the world felt it Like a cool breeze Blowing across the earth To know that something means the cross And to do it ... Read more

poem by ryan barger

As the sun disappears Behind the clouds So my hope disappears As I'm made aware Of my doubts Where is my faith Where is my dependence Upon the God Who pours his spirit out so willingly The quickness with which My heart t... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Injustice In only a moment As I longed for escape And my soul was stretched Beyond its limits As I strained toward a window That was painted over With my eyes staring wildly At a scratch Wishing I could see outside And for t... Read more

poem by ryan barger

The sight of the suffering Of the cross Mirrored my own agony But the weight that fell upon me Brought me to life As darkness Was brought to light And morning came And with it You Knocking on my door And bouncing on my bed... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Annoyed and hollow Worthless and insane Foolish These words define life Am I wise? I think not very But wiser than some Call me slightly annoyed Call me too hollow Call me not worthless Call me sometimes foolish Call me not... Read more

poem by ryan barger

When you've left you're home And the sky has fallen When the devil flies by And the mountains are removed When you've watered the streets With you're tears And the butterfly has fallen When you've cried out from the streets ... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Why do I feel Like you've turned away Why must I cry Every day Where are you When I need you most What do I have to do For you to notice Turn you're eyes Toward me again Smile on me And be my friend Walk with me All the... Read more

poem by ryan barger

My precious daughter's I've missed so much I've been so hurt So out of touch You deserved much better Than I could give As I struggle each day Struggle to live I pray that life Hasn't been unkind And I thanks the Lord That... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Suddenly I couldn't stand As I drifted Into timelessness Endlessness And I couldn't tell you If the sun was shining Only that I was sitting there Talking Listening I remember every word And it was bright And the colors in ... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Wandering Through versions of the past Following they That have gone before Some long ago Others more recently As if I were in a dream Carrying the torch Of days gone by Into a future I might not live to see So many quest... Read more

poem by ryan barger

Sitting on the sidewalk Near the bus station Bible open in front of me I could see the plague and pestilence It was all around me It was all over me In that moment I understood unclean I wonder Did the Lord heal me? Would I... Read more