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Title: The struggle within
Author: Jay Smith
Date Submitted: 12/3/2006
Email: jsmith11157@charter.net

 
Poem: guilty feelings attacking my brain
where do they come from?
am I insane?
the fire is burning,
bring down the rain
strike up the band
let them feel the pain/
tension building
the night grows dark
the smell of gasoline
all that's needed is a spark
repentance fills the air
dread and doom cometh
hear our cries oh Lord
send your angels among us/
the emptiness inside
the darkness where there's no light
happiness fleeting
with every pound of my heart beating
depression invades
the peace for which I pray
God lift me up from this bed I've made/
The struggle within this life of sin
powerful opposing forces drop me to my knees
but I'll pick myself up again
thorns and briars upon this path travelled less
the mind fully depressed
cuts and scrapes, bruises that bleed
but not to worry now
for the Father and Son have taken the lead...