Tristan Griffin Poetry

words to wake you up

I write and teach on the topic of spirituality and human health. This site includes my poetry. If you’re looking for more information, visit my personal website at www.tristansgriffin.com

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  • Written 7/06/20 I crave the world where words endWhere silence beginsWhere stillness reigns supremeWhere noise is but a dream

  • Written 7/01/20 Perhaps the darknessIs but a dim light.A dim lightNot yet on bright. Not yet, I say,But well on its way.Perhaps the darknessIs but a dim light.

  • Written 7/01/20 Each human,Born traumatizedInto a worldOf rape, murder, and lies Death and painInevitableFear and weightUnlevitable From birthRunning from the painSearching for comfortSearching for change Could it be purposeful?Could it be wise?Or is it worthless?Cries just for cries. What cruelty would it beTo place you and meIn a place where the more we seekIs glimpsed…

  • Written 6/29/20 While driving life’s car, I’ve driven in circles.I’ve taken wrong turns.I’ve spun my wheels.I’ve crashed and burned. But wait! I look to my right,And what do I find?God riding shotgun,Right by my side. Perhaps the All-knowingShould guide this ride.He knows the objective.He knows the stride. What do you say?Will you provide?I’d be happy…

  • Written 3/21/19 Take my willO, Love divineTake my willAnd make it thine Through your takingPride is breakingTake my willAnd make it thine Through your takingHeart is wakingTake my willAnd make it thine Change my beingMake it shineTake my willAnd make it thine May my doingFall in lineTake my willAnd make it thine Until I am…

  • Written 3/20/19 Draw me into YouYou into meFill me with lifeOne with Thee Cut fat from my heartBurn chaff from my soulLeave me with nothingSave You and You whole Empty Thy vesselTurn over Thy bowlLeave me with nothingSave You and You whole Clean out Thy houseDig out Thy holeLeave me with nothingSave You and You…

  • Written 3/20/19 Drinking from the SourceBursting at the seemsHigher than my highest imaginingsFarther than my farthest dreams I do not leadI do followI do not doI overflow I do not controlI do let goI do not loveI overflow I am not aboveI am belowI do not knowI overflow I cannot claimTo originateI am the creationI…

  • Written 3/20/19 You are for meWhen I’m not for YouYou love meWhen I don’t love You I can’t understandYour commitment to meUnder the weight of your loveMy heart breaks Resist as I mayI cannot but sayYou are loveYou are lifeYou are hopeI cannot do without

  • Written 03/16/19 My what a wall!So wondrous!So tall!How might we begin to cover it all? Let’s start here.I’ll show you the way.Ah, not there.Let’s start here today. Okay.It’s your brush.I’ll sit in this chair.I’ll take a back seat, and observe how you fare. Look at all my brush has covered and done.Look at all the…