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THE ENEMY WITHIN She’s in there arguing with my affirmations. She's sabotaging my dreams. She kicks my best decisions in the derriere. She confuses my left brain, my god brain, And she encourages the repetitive behavior That never worked in the past; She overrules the changes made by my spirit mind. She never allows the cognition, of sane Behavior to take the reins. She reassures me that I am fine. She has redirected my thoughts so that concentration, And gumption never sees eye, to eye. Then she exercises and builds up her strength, As I do nothing. She loves me and comforts me Whenever I am lethargic, and she tells me The best thing to do is nothing. Whenever I manage to call in the troops of my adrenalin, She conquers them with fear. She provides the lie that My one voice is never going to be enough. and tells me I will never be heard, and that I will never be the mercenary of change so I relent. I give in to the enemy within. The only antidote I know is to tell my friends, And they who stand with me can chant and pray... And purge her from my system. “Will you point the way”- Will you please help me.? Help me, to fight injustice, Help me to restore integrity? Help me to say no poverty. Help me to defy authority. Lend me a hand As a poet and a friend, Help to end the rule of this enemy That dwells within. I will be stronger if you do. I am out of wit, only you can replace it. If I run out of time – Only you can carry on; If I run out of love, can you give me some? I am out of ammunition, And I cannot fight the world alone. I cannot ask God before asking my kindred beings. God will ask me why I passed up my fellow man, To get to him. My prayer is to be replenished. What God has started; He will surely finish. But he needs me to ask you for help as my friends, To demolish this enemy that dwells within. When I am stronger you can lean on me again, Together, we 'll claim the victory, Over this ill-advised enemy... That lives within me.
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