By Mark Hays

 

Hey yall. This is a follow up to my addiction poem that I did the video. It is still a battle that an addict understands but I’m going to the Lord every day to overcome it! 

 

Addiction is the opposite of a benediction,

I’m not speaking fiction,

For with apprehension,

I face the tension,

of this addiction,

that is constant temptation

 

Which I fight every day,

constantly on replay,

which is the price I pay,

for beginning this foray,

of destruction

 

It wasn’t wise,

to start this demise,

but I fell for the lies,

the devil told my eyes

 

or was it my soul,

where I now have this hole,

I’ve lost control

 

and while the Lord helps me overcome,

the battle is not won,

because my flesh still wants to have fun

 

I fight this addiction every day,

it haunts me night and day

 

This is the addict’s plight,

and now it’s my fight,

which I have to give to the Lord,

because, if I don’t, I’ll hit the floor,

and drown in my addiction forevermore

 

He is my strength,

but I need the length,

of His grace and mercy

 

This addiction is a draw,

it wants to claw,

until I’m raw

 

But I hold on,

only the Lord can right my wrongs,

and I must run to Him

 

I wish I didn’t have to battle,

but it continues,

and I must stay on the saddle,

and not get rattled

 

The Lord is my shelter,

I run to Him,

because the fight is His to win

 

I fix my eyes on Him,

because it’s the only way I won’t sin,

I can only win this battle,

daily through Him

 

Lord help me please

 

A poem of struggle by Mark Hays (@PoetforHisglory)

7/22/20