ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Tag: sex

  • Wrestling With Sin A Poem About Sexual Desire Temptation

    Wrestling With Sin A Poem About Sexual Desire Temptation

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    Justin Farley

    Wrestling With Sin A Poem About Sexual Desire Temptation I’m wrestling with sin doing my damnedest not to give in. But I feel my back pinned to the mat knowing that temptation is going to win. My life feels like a chokehold, strangled beneath a force so strong and bold that I’ve grown tired of…

  • Passion’s Answer – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Come lay down at my feet, Come sweep away the pain that follows me, Haunting me wherever my restless heart roams. Fix your gaze upon my soul, Look in its mirror and see its reflection shows you, And see that its essence is true. Let me tell you my tales of unwritten stories And the…

  • Storms – A Love Poem

    Storms – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Storms – A Love Poem I am blown by your gale, Caught up in a tempest My heart is unable to resist. Never has it known a love like this Whose storms of passion Leave me defenseless. Your rains hail me from afar, And the eyes of your storm summon me. My soul is a…

  • Love’s Sacred Rite – A Love Poem

    Love’s Sacred Rite – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Love’s Sacred Rite – A Love Poem Lie down beneath the moonlight. Celebrate with me in love’s mystery tonight. Shake the dust of past experience from your clothes And lay on me, my dear, your lonely woes. For I want you and all of you – Not just the pretty parts past loves knew. I…

  • Entangled in Your Love – A Poem About Intimacy With God

    Entangled in Your Love – A Poem About Intimacy With God

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    Justin Farley

    Entangled in Your Love – A Poem About Intimacy With God You are the cool, autumn breeze,The great mystical force that brings me to my knees,Stupefied in awestruck wonder.I miss you when you’re not near,When your shadow no longer covers meAnd hides me beneath your wings.But I seek. But I search.And you reveal new thingsTo…


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My Poetry Collections

the book cover of Nature's Bounty by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about the beauty of nature with subjects on birds, plants, trees, animals, the forest, and God.
A deep poetry book about the beauty of nature and the natural world by poet Justin Farley.
the book cover of Frozen Rivers by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the season of winter.
Deep poems about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the winter season by poet Justin Farley. Book 1 of the Seasons series.
a mental health poetry book about joy and nature poems on the season of spring
Inspirational poems about mental health, healing, and spring by poet Justin Farley. Book 2 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of Summer Days Sunburnt Nights by Justin Farley— a mental health poetry book about bipolar disorder and nature poems on the season of spring
Deep poems about bipolar disorder and being neurodivergent, balanced with nature poems on summer by poet Justin Farley. Book 3 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of A Voice in the Wilderness—A Chapbook of Poems About God by Justin Farley. It is a deep Christian poetry collection about contemplation, the spiritual journey, and finding grace through Jesus.
A contemplative, prayerful Christian poetry book about the spiritual journey and discovering God’s grace, mercy, and love.
the book cover of Thorns of Love by Justin Farley. It is a deep love poetry collection about sadness of breakups, divorce, and heartbreak.
A deep love poetry book about the pain of break ups and the heartbreak felt when relationships end by poet Justin Farley.