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This page is dedicated to poetry about abuse

The poems on this page have all been contributed by Natalie McDonnell (nee Price), herself a survivor of abuse.
In her poetry, she expresses the pain of abuse and her release from that abuse.
Through her poetry, she endeavours to encourage victims to seek the great help she has found in Christ.
Natalie,  may be contacted through this web site by using the CONTACT form.

Natalie's poems have now been broken up into multiple pages so as to reduce the size of each page.
Each page will now contain a maximum of 20 poems.
You can move from page to page by clicking on the page links to the left.

THE WORD OF GOD
IS ACTIVE AND LIVING


Our Lord is like
Precious oil to our bodies
He builds our confidence
When others insult us
And think we’re just
Worthless nobody
I’ve been put down
So many times
And was convinced
I had a problem
Going wrong
With my mind
Cruel words
Are very destructive
But I’ve learnt to forgive
And be productive
My life has been
Turned around
No longer do I feel
Like a piece of dirt
Maliciously trodden on
Into the ground
I have so much
To be thankful for
A happy heart
With so much more
The Lord’s healing oil
Covers me from
Head to toe
This is something
I now know
He gave me a purpose
And made plans
For my life
The devil tried to
Convince me that
Everything I did
Was not right
The word of God
Is active and living
One thing I had to learn
Was to be forgiving
That was the key to
Open the door
It put a spike in the devil
And now I’ve scored

© Natalie Price July 2009

WHEN WE SAY NO

God has made plans
For your life’s journey
That you will travel on
Things start to go wrong
When we go off that road
The burdens get heavier
As we carry the load
His plan is to prosper
And to protect you
Wherever you go
What is wrong with
The human race
When we say no
God does not want
To harm us
In any way
If we pray he will
Listen to what we say
God loves us
He sacrificed his Son
To give us hope
And a bright new future
He wants our trust
And us to have fun
But we hang ourselves
On the end of a rope
By turning away
And then we can’t cope
God’s word will shine
In your heart
Where the darkness
Has been
Your life could be
A beautiful scene
If you give
God your heart
And make it clean

© Natalie Price August 2009

EVILNESS IS IN THEIR SOULS

A friend of mine is a beautiful man
With a heart of gold
And will give anyone a hand
Sadly he had a work accident
That has injured his spine
The pain gets so severe
He hopes it will
Get better in time
The drugs he takes
Dulls the aches
But it’s still very painful
To get around
He does it slowly
But it gets him down
Twice in his life
He has injured his back
The pain he goes through
Is certainly no act
The work cover doctor
That has been used
He would be enough
To blow anybodies fuse
He gave a false statement
Of which is full of lies
To save his department
Paying out which
Is no surprise
Work cover is
Suppose to give an
Injured person
Protection
After this experience
It’s a deliberate rejection
Withdrawing support
Of this kind
Can send a person
Out of their mind
He has gone through
So much stress
He really does try
To do his best
Our legal system
Is full of holes
Their evilness
Is in their souls
One day justice
Will be done
Then they will know
That God has won

© Natalie Price August 2009

THE DEVIL WILL BURN

The enemy
Can be within us
If we give into its power
He will devour
Your mind
Within an hour
It doesn’t take much
To fall into his evil
Web of lust
Our lives
Become full of sin
When the
Devil moves in
Your thoughts become
A minefield
Of disaster
Because
You’ve allowed
Him to become
Your master
The evilness
In you will show
You become
So pitiful and low
Satan
Has won your soul
He destroys
Your goals
The devil
Is out to demolish
Everything he can
He even tried
To tear down
The Son of man
God is in control
In him we will extol
The Lord
Stands in victory
Over what the
Devil has stolen
He will rip out
The devil’s colon
Jesus will return
And when he does
The devil will burn
With all his followers
Who will be
Very sorrowful

© Natalie Price August 2009

GOD IS ALWAYS RIGHT

Man looks on the
Outward appearance
But God
Looks at your heart
Give him
Thanks always
His love
Will not depart
He will never fail you
Even through
Your trials
You will be
Given strength
When your life goes
Off the rails
Tell God
That you love him
And make him part
Of your life
One thing I’ve learnt
Is that God is
Always right
I’ve often done
Things my way
Believe me
I’ve paid
For doing wrong
The cost
Was very high
The devil had a
Field day
Filling my head
With lies
My heart was
Heavily burdened
The devil
Blinded me
So I could not see
Praise God
For his mercy
He is the one
That set me free

© Natalie Price August 2009

GOD IS NOT THE AUTHOR
OF SIN AND PAIN


God can raise you up
From a humble
Back ground
And turn
Your life around
All things
Are possible
With God
Even if
You’re condemned
Under a firing squad
In your weakness
God will
Make you strong
And help you get
Back on track
Where your life
Has gone
So terribly wrong
Our bumpy landings
May mean that
The Lord wants
Our attention
To shock us
Into an
Early prevention
He knows what
Lies ahead
Before we do
It’s a warning to us
To change
Our direction
In which we pursue
It could save us
From heartache
In which
We go through
If only I had listened
I would have been
In a much
Nicer position
God is not the author
Of sin and pain
But he can change
Your life
Through Jesus
Who came
To save the lost
And take our shame

© Natalie Price August 2009

SAINTS OF THE WICKED

Refusing or lack
Of understanding
In ignorance of
God’s word
Will harden your hearts
And will separate you
From God for a start
The devil thrives
On hardened hearts
He can use them
To pull people apart
Their lives
Become dark
As the sin burns
In their heart
Lustful ideas
Fill your mind
And you stop
Listening with
Your ears
As you become
One of the
Devil’s kind
Evilness
And destruction
Takes over
As your eyes
Start to rover
Looking for
Someone to devour
In this dark and
Evil power
All kinds
Of vileness sets in
Materialistic greed
Immoral thoughts
Become part
Of your seed
Saints of the wicked
Will destroy your soul
The devil
Will be laughing
When you’ve sunk
That low
Hell is the only place
That you will go

© Natalie Price August 2009

LOVE THEM, DON’T JUDGE THEM

Condemnation and criticizing
Will never help anyone
This is not surprising
Guilt or disproval
Or showing them
They should be
Cast out for removal
Because they have no job
Or live a homeless life
Maybe even on drugs
And their lives filled
With so much strife
You feel these people
Are beneath you
And you don’t even
Know what half of them
Have been through
For most of them
There is a cause
It could be a life
Full of abuse
In society
They don’t fit in
And they withdraw
Or sometimes they go out
And even the score
God says
We are to love them
Not judge them
At times that
Is hard to do
I’ve been in that
Position too
The bible says
Judge and you
Shall be judged
It’s not a good thing
To take a grudge
Leave everything
Up to God
And put things into
The Lord’s hands
We should wait on him
Follow his plans
God is our judge
It’s up to him to
Destroy the sludge

© Natalie Price August 2009

MY DARK OLD WORLD
IS LONG GONE


The Lord is in
My heart to stay
I never want him
To go away
God took the place
Where my disgrace
Had been
And gave me hope
In a world unseen
Faith is a gift
Through his
Mercy and grace
Now I feel
His warm embrace
My dark old world
Is long gone
In God’s hands
Is where I belong
His peace
Is priceless
I’m now
On the right road
To righteousness
We are not worthless
The devil tries to fill
Our mind with lies
We are God’s
Creation
And we will rise
Jesus is the way
The truth and our light
Through his sacrifice
We now have a life
Accept his invite
Come to the Lord
You will never
Look back
You’ll have
The greatest reward

© Natalie Price August 2009

ETERNAL LIFE FOR THOSE
WHO LOVE HIM


Blessed is the man
Who perseveres
Under trial
Stand firm
On God’s word
And you
Will not fail
God promised
Eternal life
For those
Who love him
We must hold
Onto our faith
In victory
We will win
Sin and death
Will be no more
A bright
New future
Will be ours
To explore
Can you imagine
A life without pain
No more suffering
With no
More shame
All heartache gone
A new home
Where we’re
All loved
And belong
There is no darkness
Or evil
In God’s home
And never again
Will you feel alone
The magnificent
Splendour
Of all God’s creation
Will be ours
When we receive
Our salvation
To our King
Our praises
Will sing

© Natalie Price August 2009

THE DEVIL HAS NO POWER
UNLESS WE GIVE IN


God never forgets
Anyone of us
Much to the
Devil’s disgust
The very hairs
On our head
Are numbered
Our Lord
Protects us
Day and night
Even when
We slumber
Don’t be afraid
You are worth
More then many
We have the power
The devil hasn’t any
Unless we give in
He can only
Thrive on our sin
God is awesome
He gives us power
And strength
We can fight
The enemy
We do have
The remedy
The Lord calls
Each of us
And he wants
Our trust
We have
The answer
But the devil
Destroys like a
Flesh eating cancer
We will triumph
If we open
Our hearts
And not be defiant
The Holy Spirit
Lives within
Accept Christ
As your Saviour
Jesus has
Conquered all sin

© Natalie Price August 2009

MAKE JESUS LORD OF YOUR LIFE

God is our refuge
When our troubles
Seem huge
His strength
Is amazing
It will always
Get you through
When your burden
Is heavy
Call on his name
He is there
For us all
Because
Jesus reigns
Confess with
Your mouth
That Jesus
Is Lord
He will rebuild
Your life
Until it’s restored
The devil attacks
In many
Different ways
He plants
His evil seed
And then he
Starts to play
Especially when
You’re fragile
That’s his evil style
To tempt you
Into doing evil
And being
Just as vile
Give your family
The best
Protection
By encouraging
Them in the
In the
Right direction
Make Jesus
Lord of your life
He will make
Things right

© Natalie Price August 2009

BE TRANSFORMED

Rejoice in God’s
Great riches
Leave all your
Dark shadows
Behind you
You will see
Your life changed
As it enriches
Do not fear
God is
Always near
Your heart
Will be
Transformed
Away from all
The dark and
Miserable storms
As your clouds
Turn from
Dark to light
You’ll
Experience
God’s presence
In his light
His warmth
And his might
As he breaks off
Your chains
There will be a
Renewed power
In your veins
Be clear minded
Get out of the fog
Fill your mind
With good things
And read the
Word of God

© Natalie Price August 2009

OUR BODIES
ARE NOT OUR OWN


Testing and trials
Can often turn
Our stable lives
Into something wild
All of a sudden
Things can turn bad
Or even worse
Send you mad
Build your life
On the foundation
Of the Lord
He is your
Shield from
The devil’s roar
Jesus paid
The price
For your life
To be restored
Living in Christ
Is a wonderful
Reward
Our bodies
Are not our own
Truly they
Are given to us
On loan
Do you know
That the
Holy Spirit
Lives within us
So it’s in God
We give our trust
Our bodies
Become his
Temple
He saves us from
Going mental
Give all honour
To God
Follow his light
Through the fog
We are his creation
Let’s receive
 His gift of salvation

© Natalie Price August 2009

WHERE THE DEVIL LURKS
WE WILL WORK


A perverse mind
Stores up evil
In the heart
And enjoys
Seeing you squirm
Like a worm
Until you fall apart
They find pleasure
In causing you pain
Then telling you
It’s your fault
And you’re to blame
The devils
Workmanship
Shows its
Wickedness
In all these signs
Immorality and
Destruction is
His sinful kind
We are God’s
Workmanship
Created in Christ
You can tell
The difference
We are nice
Our hearts are
Full of love
Compassion and care
Not full of filth
And a foul tongue
That swears
We were created
To do good works
In clearing the path
Where the devil lurks
God’s love shines
And shows that
We are merciful
And kind
God prepared
Us this way
To stand
In his power
Night and day

© Natalie Price August 2009

JESUS SAVES US
FROM THE EVILNESS OF SIN


We don’t need to
Put up with
Anymore crap
Enjoy your life
Fight back
Your redeemer lives
His mercy and grace
He gives
Make a decision
And stand firm
You’re God’s creation
He is your salvation
The devil wants
Us weak
And to shake us
Off our feet
Never give in
Don’t let
The devil win
We must
Stay strong
Let’s sing
A new song
In victory
We stand
Against any
Evil man
Jesus stands
At the door
And knocks
Open the door
If it’s locked
If anyone
Hears his voice
He will come in
And save you
From the
Evilness of sin

© Natalie Price August 2009

CORRUPTION OF THE MIND

Whether we live or die
We belong to the Lord
If we turn away
Then we have
Lost our reward
The devil thrives
On evilness
In our sinfulness
He works his
Evil plans
Destroying
Everything
in his path
That he
Possibly can
Be careful
How we speak
He listens and
Preys on
The weak
Sin takes over
And corrupts
The mind
You’ll lose sight
Of Jesus and
Become blind
The seed of
Wickedness
Is planted
Deep into
The soul
And all
You’ll see
Around you
Is a deep
Black hole
The world is in
A big mess
With pain and
Heartache
And severely
Under stress
You can’t afford
To ignore
The Lord
God has
Numbered
The very hairs
On our heads
Accept
God’s word
Don’t live
In dread
When we pass
From this world
We’ll rise
From the dead
Eternal life
Is not for all
Only for
The ones
That accepts
God’s call

© Natalie August 2009

THE DEVIL GRINS
EVERY TIME WE SIN


God’s power comes
Through faith
Trust in him always
And he will
Keep you safe
Our days
Are getting shorter
Satan has
Become the stalker
He is out to tear
Us down
For the slaughter
The devil is sly
He works through
Telling lies
Don’t be deceived
Otherwise
You will grieve
Every time we sin
We put an evil grin
On the devils face
And we fall from
The Father’s
Holy grace
The Lord will
Commend us
And defend us
If we stay strong
And refuse
To do wrong
Time is running out
The days are coming
When they will
Be worse than
A drought
Don’t look upon
The face of evil
Or your life
May be destroyed
Without any hope
Of retrieval

© Natalie Price August 2009

JESUS SYMPATHIZES
WITH OUR WOUNDS

I know about the
Wounds of abuse
But I’ve found
In my life
Dwelling on them
Is of very little use
Jesus sympathizes
With our wounds
His life
Was cut short
Far too soon
He had
Committed no sin
All they wanted to do
Was destroy him
His body was
Tortured
And mutilated
The Son of God
Was hated
He knows about
Temptation
The devil tried
To knock him off
His foundation
He understands
Weakness and pain
He died upon
The cross
And took
Our shame
He was
Condemned to die
All through lies
Jesus knows
About abuse
His suffering
Was severe
He knows
About fear
Jesus has
Now risen
He’s no longer
In prison

© Natalie Price August 2009

SHAMEFUL BEHAVIOUR

Health issues are
Bad enough
At anytime
But leaving you to
Deal with them
Is disgusting
And unkind
We need all
The support
We can get
So that every
Need is met
Its times
Like these
You need
Each other
It’s cruel to
Walk away
And not bother
One day
We will be judged
Don’t be
Hard hearted
And refuse
To budge
Jesus never
Walked away
He shows
Compassion
And is there
In everyway
To live in Christ
And to die
In his name
Is gain
If you behave
Like the devil
It’s more to
Your shame

© Natalie Price August 2009