Chains
Bound in chains by my carnal flesh's choice
Knowing I possess the ability to stop
Yet self-control powerless
I have lost yet another infuriating battle within
Beat down
Stumbling through the mire
Hardly getting up again
Needing to summon the courage
To beat this monster raging beneath the surface
Do I have the strength to beat this thing for good?
Or am I going to willingly lock the door
That holds me in this prison
I question myself, and my ability
But I know I can do it,
I have been down this path many times before
The key now dangling in my reach
Will I step out and take it
Grasping hold of the contentment I so desire
That only I myself can satisfy,
But have held back
so stupidly, all this time
Paralyzed to begin on this long journey
Believing it to be too big a fight
Struggling to the end
All I can do right now is take that first step
No one can do it for me
Now slowly inching forward,
Armor in place & my sword drawn
Ready to conquer & destroy the fierce dragon
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