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The Beast
My toxic life was full of woe
A tangled web to say the least
And all my problems continued to grow
With the need to feed the Beast
To quench his thirst the Monster needed
The liquid fire called alcohol
No matter how much I gave or pleaded
He never was fulfilled at all
I tried to drown this ugly thing
And prayed it would go away
A brief relief my prayers would bring
But he came back to me each day
This hungry Beast would not give in
Relentless in his fight
Each drink led to more sin
As he hounded me day and night
Several times I tried to run away
But he continued to follow me
On bended knee each day I'd pray
From this torment to be free
Others joined me in this bout
Through friendship and with love
But their hope soon turned to doubt
When they saw what I was made of
Then one day amidst all of my strife
I shuddered frozen with fear
For the Beast that was ruining my life
Was staring back at me in the mirror
I decided to change right then and there
when I bowed my head to pray
Jesus held me with such tender care
When He subdued that Beast that day
And on that day He made me whole
By forgiving my sins and mistakes
Jesus Christ also saved my soul
And now my heart no longer aches
If you are struggling with your own Beast
And know not what to do
Get real with God and the Beast will cease
And to thine own self be true
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