A Poet Revealed

By DeShawn Butcher

Words are powerful. They have the ability to influence a change of heart and mind. They command attention and can build someone up or tear someone down.

Life has its share of challenges all of which can be overcome. This thought-provoking testimony of poetry demonstrates just how much of an impact words can have on an individual's life.

A Poet Revealed is a clear description of a life transformed and sustained by words. This journey into the life of a poet reveals just how much one's test can truly become a testimony.

Up until now my lips have been filled

With spoken words of written thoughts that were sealed

Keeping them to myself apparently wasn't God's will

So now, I am a poet exposed, I am a poet revealed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 16, 2024
• ISBN: 9781640793859

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A Poet Revealed

DeShawn Butcher

ISBN 978-1-64079-384-2 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-64079-385-9 (Digital)

Copyright © 2024 by DeShawn Butcher

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The High Calling

Divine Intuition

Holiness

The Promise

The Word

The Peculiar One

Destiny

Sleepwalker

Unruly Thoughts

Compassion

Under His Shadow

Forgiveness

The Message

The Wilderness

River of Living Water

Victory's Child

Love

Pain of a Process

Honorable Vessel

My Flesh

Eyes of Deceit

Chosen Soldier

A Young Girl's Story

Have You Ever

Secret Scars

Mixed Emotions

Pretenders

I Remember

What Is Beautiful

A Poet Revealed

Introduction

The poems in this book are based on real-life experiences. The written prefaces of the poems are there to take you inside the author's head. They will communicate what I was thinking or feeling and what was going on at the time the poems were written. The words captured are an accurate depiction of my train of thought and in many days have helped me through some very difficult times in my life.

I decided to write this book to potentially encourage and help someone who may have endured or is currently experiencing some of the struggles that I have throughout my life. There have been many days when all I had was a word to get me through. My writing has been extremely therapeutic and resourceful for me during challenging times as well as a source of direction.

I believe you will be encouraged and prayerfully inspired while reading this book. If I can make a difference in just one life, then it makes everything I've been through all worth it. I hope you enjoy this journey as you read some of my most intimate thoughts and listen to my heart.

History of the Poem

HIGH CALLING and DIVINE INTUITION were two of the first poems I wrote. Up until that point, I had no interest in writing and did not know I had the ability to write.

My gift was birthed through the spirit. I began to write from a thought one day while thinking about my process and how I got saved. The poems communicate the sovereignty of God and how HE drew me into the kingdom.

I was an average student while growing up and didn't care much for English or writing. It seemed strange to me that God would give such a gift to someone who, up until this point, had no real appreciation for poetry.

The day I wrote these two poems is the day I fell in love with words.

The High Calling

I heard a voice call me

Suddenly took me by surprise

A voice that wanted to give life

And open up my eyes

The voice began to whisper

Listen…listen

Then just a few moments later

The voice glistened

Immediately with no delay

I wanted to hear what the voice had to say

Silent, anxious, and eager to know

The voice suddenly dropped to an all-time low

My child…my child

The voice instantly arose

It's Jesus the