Deliverance

[I wrote this poem to the demonic spirit that has torn my life to pieces so many times. But I found victory in the Lord and my life will never be the same.]

signs are what I asked for

simple, descript

never counted on Hell moving in

like waking up in a different world

I looked for what was familiar

something knowable, something heard

but you shook my foundation

left me bleeding on the floor

how did you come to hate me so

I'd only seen you once before

one day a smile graced my face

soon my serenity would be replaced

your displays of ego, terror and fear

made it evident when you were near

never leaving my side

you took away my joy, my pride

questioning my role in this play

I surrendered my dignity

fell into disarray

no more would I sleep without fear

you have an unquenchable hunger for my tears

I banished you each night with prayer

and hoped that God would hear my cries and care

but I set the stage long ago

the invitation so innocent

how could I know

that you'd keep your word you gave that night

and fill with darkness where there once was light

you told me "I'll be with you until you grow old"

I never questioned your words so bold

and here we stand, you and I, today

what once was black has become a new day

only a short while ago it was so very dark

so dark that my fear forever changed my heart

a darkness so black when I closed my eyes

yet demonic faces could not tranquilize

a drive to forever seek the Light

eye to eye with no compromise

viper eyes ripped through my soul

twisting my ability to comprehend your role

"you must become me to fight me"

in my face, you say

no longer I will

I've found a better way

so you consumed me with hatred

bitter resentment and rage

hindering in that moment

my will to turn that page

forever you grip me with unflinching malice

so clear your ire, so clever and callous

but you never thought I'd turn back to the Light

now His love has overcome me

and dominated the fight

within me you howl and compete for my mind

but Love has lead me to my greatest find

that only Love has ever been real

without it I'd lost my ability to feel

anything but what you flooded within me

now broken but saved

I'll live for infinity

embraced by the Light, I know my place now

looking behind me, I no longer know how

to set aside my Center and deny my heart

forever grateful for your torment in part

for shining light on the enemy within

and paving the way for Mercy to come in

to change me completely and end the strife

Yeshua, my Creator, the breath of my life

blessed is He who replaced darkness with Light

You are my center, Lord

the beat of my heart.