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Rebirth

August 13, 2013
By TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
15 articles 16 photos 292 comments

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First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.


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


The author's comments:
Sometimes I feel like my battles against the darker side of myself go nowhere. A downward spiral. I hit rock bottom and look up, wondering how I could have sunk so low. I look at the trainwreck of my life, and a sickening realization hits me. The reason for my failure is me. My choices dictate where I am in life. So I sit at rock bottom, looking up at perfection, hoping and praying for a Rebirth.

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on Nov. 5 2013 at 6:18 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
15 articles 16 photos 292 comments

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First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.

thank you! i am very happy you liked it!

on Nov. 5 2013 at 2:08 pm
MorningStar921 PLATINUM, Cheshire, Connecticut
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&quot;They made their own choice. They chose family. And, well... isn&#039;t that kinda the whole point? No doubt - endings are hard. But then again... nothing ever really ends, does it?&quot;<br /> --Chuck, &#039;Supernatural&#039; Episode 522

Wow. This was so beautiful and incredibly written. You're such an amazing poet! The rhyming was incredible; it didnt sound like a Dr. Suess book, but something much more sophisticated, and I think that's really hard to pull off. Keep up the great work!

on Sep. 1 2013 at 2:50 pm
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
15 articles 16 photos 292 comments

Favorite Quote:
First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.

I figured as much, and thank you! i really appreciate the feedback.

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on Aug. 29 2013 at 8:38 pm
GreyGirl ELITE, Pohang,Kyungbuk, Other
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This is beauitful. I can relate with it so much. (btw I've changed my name, but this is Phantom)