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This post is in response/inspired by herecomesdaniel

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What demons that lurk inside I cannot tell
it pulses through my veins
and poisons my blood
for it there is no cure in mortal realm
it drives me to lust after flesh
instills jealousy, greed, and arrogance
and to think that I am anything of worth
I am nothing

what evil that blinds my eyes I cannot see
for a heart of darkness captures me
in chains fettered locked and cold
that drives me into oblivion
almost lost, infinitely

woe to me a desolate soul
whose seen the light but still remains enthroned
unyielding, stubborn and stuck
in the abyss of black and old
I am nothing, lost and utterly weak
and so long as I strive within my own might
i shall always with open arms
welcome defeat

Only You, can You conquer my soul
and rid me of all darkness, and exert Your control
You, who commands the heavens, the angels,
life, and even death
only by You, can have the means to pay the great debt
for the redemption of the world
for every last soul
You paid the price, You took the ultimate toll

Yet why do I still indulge in selfish vain
that I cheapen Your grace and You disdain
Why am I a light that refuses to shine
and ends up instead swallowed by the night
If not for You, I have only despair by my side
Yet I reject You, for my disease is pride

Take my everything, these petty plans,
wisdom, and skills of mine
my heart, my soul, and tainted mind
and with swiftness and grace
crush the darkness and the poison within
and break the impervious stone wall inside
and unleash Your love, Your light, Your strength
cause life without You, O God, is futile pain

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