Space

You say to call

But, yet when I do

You run

You say you are here

But when I contact you

You ignore me

I am so confused

As to what to do

So now I will just hide

I am done

No longer involved

My head needs space

Jo Anne Kennedy

October 2016

Angry at You

I am angry at you

For being you

And doing what you do

You are a mess

But can’t admit to it

Instead you act all holier than thou

Your mouth says one thing

Your actions another

You just don’t add up

You make promises,

You cannot keep

And hurt people along the way

I am angry at you

At who you are

And who you pretend to be

I want you to stop acting

As if you are the best

And realise who you are

Jo Anne Kennedy

October 2016

Mr Muse

I have lost my muse

He has gone on holiday

And left me alone

I feel lost

I can’t write

I have lost the ability

To put pen to paper

And make sense

I feel bereft

My brain feels stranded

On a lonely island

With no one for company

My mind is buzzing

But not with words

There is just noise

Nothing useful there

Mr Muse please come back

I feel lost without you

I need your help

To help me write

I want to be creative

But without you

I am unable to do this

I just want to scream

Help me, please

I need to be creative

My hearts needs an outlet

To say how it feels

Jo Anne Kennedy

October 2016

Time

All the time

We run around

To avoid

The truth

We try to be strong

To live our lives

To the full

To be the best

But we fail

Because on our own

We are weak

And we are frail

We all need someone

To be there for us

To lean on

To listen and talk to

We can’t do life alone

But who do we turn to

In who or in what

Do we seek solace?

Jo Anne Kennedy

October 2016

Tell the World

The Great Commission

An instruction

To go and tell

To spread the good news

Be ministers

Be apostles

Be missionaries

Go and tell the world

Of the one

Who came to die

On the cross

To save us from us

Jo Anne Kennedy

October 2016

I Say Goodbye

With love

I say goodbye

To you and to us

Once and for all

With every fight

My heart slowly breaks

And now I need time

To put it together again

I know it’s hard

But it’s for the best

That we walk away

From one another

No more calls

Or unwanted texts

No cheeky glances

Or awkward visits

I need space

To breathe

And I need time

To just be me

Jo Anne Kennedy

September 2016

United

Like statues

We stand

United together

One after another

In a line

Looking forward

We come together

With one purpose

To prove a point

We protest

Against the order

Of the government

We want justice

We want our voice

To be heard

Jo Anne Kennedy

September 2016

Two Men

One man

One command

To go

But this man

Said no

I will not go

One man

One mission

To go

Be on earth

Walk among us

And to die for us

This man

Said yes

He went

He walked among us

He died on the cross

And then rose again

Two men

Two missions

One said no

One said yes

But God

Loved them both

One man

One command

To Go

He said no

But then he went

In anger

This man

A prophet

Preached God’s Love

His grace and mercy

But felt it didn’t belong

To those of Nineveh

This man

Was wrong

God’s grace, love and mercy

Is for all

On the cross, the other man

Showed His love for all

Jo Anne Kennedy

August 2016

In our daily walks

In our daily walks

We have our struggles

We lack confidence

We have fear

We have doubts

In our daily walks

We all can flounder

Our paths shake

We wrestle tiredness

And our legs go weak

In our daily walks

We can lack trust

We look inwards

Instead of outwards

We need more faith

In our daily walks

We usually look down

So we lose out

In what’s in front of us

We need to have faith

In our daily walks

We should look upwards

We should focus on the outside

And hold our heads high

We need to have faith

In our daily walks

We need to remember,

We are not useless

We are loved

We are treasured

In our daily walks

Let’s be courageous

And remember we are strong

And we can do anything

Through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Jo Anne Kennedy

August 2016

Wrong Number

The phone rang

No caller ID

But I answered anyway

Intrigued

‘Hello’, I said

‘It’s been a while’,

Came the reply

In a very husky tone

‘Who is this?’ I said

‘It’s me Mike’, the voice said

‘No that can’t be,

Mike died a year ago’

‘Oops my bad’

Said the voice

‘Must be a wrong number’

The line went dead

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2016

Fleeting Moment

It was a fleeting moment

That time we met

One look at you

And I knew

We were sentenced to life together

As I could never let you go

Now after all these years

We are still together

There is nothing

That could tear us apart.

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2016

Stranger

I am a stranger in this world

Alone and confused

No sense of belonging

I have nowhere to go

Nowhere to be

And no people to see

I wander the streets alone

A faceless person in the crowds

No one to notice who I am

My dreams are unknown

My words never heard

As no one will listen to me

My heart is empty and broken

No one to fill it with love

I am unknown and unwanted

I sit on the park bench

Watching the people pass me by

They never stop to notice me

People ignore me

Pretend I am not here

They just walk on by

‘Here I am’ I shout

This falls on deaf ears

No one hears my call

I am unknown in this world

A stranger and a wanderer

No one knows my name

What can I do, what will it take?

For people to stop and listen

To once just ask my name

A few words that’s all it takes

A smile, a nod or a wink

Just to make me feel alive

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2016

Three Words

They were more than just words

They changed my life

Brought me heartache

And a long process back

Three words, just little words

So many phrases made up of these

Some meant to heal the pain

And others to bind hearts

It’s amazing how these words

Can leave us feeling different

Some can leave you paralysed

Fighting for a breath

Three little words

Not that many

But laden with meaning

Bringing grief to the soul

It is a long fight back

But progress has been made

And hopefully in the future

New three words will be said

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2016

Through the Fear

Be still

Be confident

Be assured

Have no fear

You are loved

You are looked after

So do not stress

Just remain still

No one is perfect

People do slip up

And go into despair

Even those full of faith

John was full of the power

Yet still despaired in the dungeons

Darkness prevailed

In the worst of moments

John doubted

He asked questions

But he was loved

And hope was conveyed

The enemy stole the hope

And replaced it with fear

But the angels brought hope

In a message of faith

It’s important to be still

To be quiet and listen

And hear the quiet voice

Of He who calms our storms

We have been set free

So leave behind the fear

And embrace the power and love

That has been bestowed on us

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2016

The Past, The Present & The Future

The trouble with life is

There are three areas

The past, the present

And the future

Which one do you live in?

We try to live all three

In any given day

We get stuck in the past

And worry about the future

All while living in the present

We live in the past

Remembering the good times

But also never forgetting the bad

We can get so stuck there

Which can stop us to grow

We live in the future

Worrying about what may happen

Will I be lonely?

Who will look after me?

What is, or isn’t going to happen?

We need to live in the present

Live one day at a time

Savour our friendships

Appreciate what we have got

And be thankful for the opportunities

Yes the past is important

We can use our mistakes

To learn and to grow

We can use the happy moments

To make ourselves smile

Yes the future is important

But it is still to come

Why worry over what might be

When we can live.

In what actually is occurring?

So learn from the past

Pray about the future

But live in the present

Enjoy what you have got

And love those around you

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2016

The Gift

You gave me a gift

Which I freely took

Making mistake after mistake

But always knew

I would be forgiven

However it still pained me

I lived with the guilt

Which only means,

That the gift you gave me

Wasn’t fully accepted

I am sorry for my ignorance

For living with a closed mind

Yet still an open heart

I selfishly received

But never freely gave

I need now to change

To realise how wonderful

The gift I have been given

That mistakes made

Are freely forgiven

I need to now see

What grace really means

Yes, it’s a gift I’ve received

But it’s also for me to be

To forgive those who have hurt me

Forgiveness is hard

Yet I have been forgiven

Seventy seven times seven

So why is it hard?

For me to fully forgive

I need to start afresh

To wipe the slates clean

To treat other people

With the grace I’ve been given

And to love anew each day

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2016

Dare to Dream

Every four years

We are made to listen

To the story of hurt

It’s been many a year

Since England have flourished

And been in reign

It is hard to hear

For the other nations

Who have never had the chance

But now things have changed

We have been given the chance

To dare to dream

It’s not for world reign

But it’s European glory

And it has been a wild ride

We may never have won

But we do not whine

We just dare to dream

Jo Anne Kennedy

June 2016

The Choice Has Been Made

We had a choice

We made our decisions

Some voted to stay,

Others wanted to leave

We had a choice

The decisions been made

The ties will be cut

And we will be on our own

What does this mean?

Is it a good thing?

Or do we need to hide

It seems like its gone dark

The lights are off

Trouble is looming

Tough times are ahead

And the future is unknown

It is a stress

It’s hard to believe

Some are in shock

While others are relieved

What does this mean?

Only time will tell

For now it’s all chaos

And the future is unknown

Life seems bleak

But we do have hope

And God is in control

He will uphold us all

For some this is helpful

But others still despair

But we have lost control

It’s best we surrender all

Jo Anne Kennedy

June 2016

The Next Choice

We have been granted,

A voice to speak

To air our views

And make our own decision

What way do we go?

Who do we follow?

Do we want to remain?

Or is it better to leave?

They gave us a question

To which there are two answers

But the views put upon us

Contradict many a thing

It is hard to decide

What is best for us?

When even the powers to be

Don’t really have a clue

Whatever the outcome is

It is out of our hands

So we need to put our trust,

In the sovereignty of our Lord

Jo Anne Kennedy

June 2016

My Flaming Heart

You walked into my life

Knocked me off course

And took over my heart

All day, everyday

You are in my thoughts

You just won’t go away

You stole my heart

And set it on fire

Leaving me with a flaming heart

But now I can’t breathe

You are causing me to fall

I just need to walk away

I need to break free,

Remove myself from you

It’s time to clear my head

For now I’ll say goodbye

Maybe for a while, maybe forever

Who know for how long

Jo Anne Kennedy

June 2016

Life as a Child

Oh how great it would be,

To be a kid again

To roam free

Have no worries

And be happy

Life as a child

Meant having meals cooked

Our laundry done

And friends always there,

Playing all the time

Ok, there was school

But it was fun

We had play times

And long holidays

It wasn’t too hard work

Life as a child

Was easier to live

Than life as an adult

We had no responsibilities

As our parents were in control

Ok, we had some problems

Like older siblings beating on us

And dad eating our chips

With early evening bedtimes

But generally life was good.

Life as a child

Meant contentment and joy

With the only major problem

Being our parents saying no

When we wanted a yes

Now life as a child

Is so different from our time

There are more restraints,

More rules, worries and concerns

Is it hard being a kid?

Life as a child

It’s a good thing to be,

So embrace your childhood

Enjoy your carefree days

Because being an adult is hard!

Jo Anne Kennedy

June 2016

I Believe

I am a Christian

I believe in God

I believe in Jesus

I believe in the Holy Spirit

I am a Christian

I believe in the Trinity,

The Three in Once,

God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit

I believe in God

And that he sent,

His only son to die for us

On the cross

I believe in Jesus,

Who walked alongside us

Then died on the cross,

Only to rise again

I believe in the Holy Spirit

That he dwells within me,

And helps me grow

By leading and guiding me

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2016

Watching Over You

This unruly life,

Is all about,

Climbing mountains,

Trying not to fall

But if you fall,

Do not worry,

Because someone is waiting

To pick you up again

He will stand you firmly,

On solid ground

Watching over you

Keeping you afloat

Even if you are not,

Seeking His presence,

He is always out there

Looking out for you

It is up to you

Whether you choose to accept

The love He pours upon you

And the hope that he brings

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2016

Would You Believe?

Would you believe?

Are you an Eve?

Or can you see?

Open your eyes

In order to see

You need to believe

You need to believe

In order to receive

Can you not see?

Don’t go to sleep

Or be blind like Eve

Who didn’t believe

What will you be?

An eve?

Or someone who sees and believes?

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2016

Love Letter

Dear You,

It’s been a while

Do you remember me?

We met by chance

We had chemistry

But it was nuclear

I was falling for you

But you took advantage

You hurt me a lot

But I still love you

After all this time

Will you come back?

We could be together

As love conquers all

I know you have a heart

Come on, what say you?

Do you want to see?

What we really could be?

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2016

Superhero's

Afraid of confrontation

He flew to see me

Scared of who I am

And what I can do

Flyboy as I call him

Is jealous of me

Because I am better

Than he’ll ever be

Yes he has powers

The ability to climb walls

But I can do more

I can be inside walls

He tries to chase me

But to no success

I am better

I am invisible!

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2016

The Army Kind!

That Man Reacher

A wandering soul

Walking aimless

Nowhere to go

Who is he?

What does he do?

Where is he going?

People always ask

His occupation

An army officer

Military policeman

Laying down the rules

People were scared

Of his appearance

A mighty man

One to fear

A wandering man

Still fighting crime

Who is he?

People ask

He’s a moral man

Of integrity and peace

A man who rules

The army kind!

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2016

The Day After

Utter sadness

Some remorse

Many tears

Used tissues

Red eyes

Runny nose

No words

She is gone

Curtains closed

Lights off

Stillness now

Laughter gone

No happiness

No fun

Just memories

Now she is gone

Yesterday’s hope

Is now gone

Today’s pain

Is total agony

Jo Anne Kennedy

April 2016

King

Gather the crowds

Let them hear

Of the wondrous news

That I will be king

Summon my father

Bring me my brothers

Make them bow

And call me sire

Let me show them

What I now am

One to be feared

For all to revere

Many years ago

They threw me down

Covered me in mud

And left me for dead

But I survived

I was rescued

Now I will be king

I will rule them all

Let me see their faces

When they hear the news

How I will smile

I am now King

Jo Anne Kennedy

April 2016

Undeserving

Every day as we walk

In the luminous darkness

We stumble and fall

Trying to make our way

Every day as we walk

Among the fallen

Holding our heads up

We are better than the rest

Every day as we walk

We are tempting grace

Taking the unconditional love

And abusing the wondrous gift

We act as we are it,

Be all and end all

Who we are all deserving

Of Grace and Love

We act all innocent

But we are guilty

We don’t deserve mercy

There should be no forgiveness

But we are lucky

Lucky for the gift of Grace

As we are undeserved sinners

With a loving mighty saviour

Jo Anne Kennedy

March 2016