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Rebirth
I feel as though I’m bewitched by some curse
For yet another time I’ve fallen from grace
My soul cries in anguish when I run from you
And every step is poison laced
When will I learn to slay this foul beast
That’s gripped me with its talons for so long?
I cannot remember a day of freedom
When I was free from all this wrong
How could I have known
That I would sink so low?
Left with all of me to rot
And none of me to grow
Like a strategy gone horribly wrong
I’m sick of playing this dirty game
With every round, every bout
The outcome is always the same
His tactics are predictable
I see them coming from far away
Yet I, unblinded, accept defeat
'cause fighting is a price too high to pay
I see it as a weakness
This demon leading my path
Yet the chains dragging me forward
Are ones I myself cast
A vicious cycle, unending
Is this prison I sealed myself in
I built the walls to block You out
Hiding from all I could've been
Can’t You see? With all my heart I want to escape
But the talons in my flesh remain
They found my will
And sap the strength I wish to regain
I’m powerless to defeat them
These iron shackles that bind
'cause this isn't a physical battle
It’s a sickness in my soul, in my mind
I think back upon my naivety
And how I was so blind
I stepped ever closer to danger
But lies were all I could find
The darkness caressed my face
Willing me to draw near
It danced and seduced me closer
I saw none of the traits I was warned to fear
But that's when it grabbed hold
And sunk its fangs in deep
Creating anchors that held me
These sinful bonds around my feet
I dream of a life of freedom
A bird set free of its cage
But it’s just a passing fantasy
A nonexistent letter on a nonexistent page
So I ask for You to hold me still
As I pray for a rebirth
Perhaps I will shed this mask of sin
And live a life of some worth
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