My Battle With Sin

Imperfect soul, I am and have always been Constantly in front of me Is temptation preceding sin And I’ve made mistakes That I always apologize for But I’m constantly in battle My mind and flesh at war Like Paul, ‘I wish to do what is right But what is bad is present with me’ Enslaved to sin’s law, in bondage On my own, I can’t break free I stand in amazement At how easily I lose control Each time I fall back I step further away from the goal In front of others, I smile Disguising my shame and sorrow But in the darkness, I cry all alone Waiting for when there’s no tomorrow There are things I lament about That no one could ever know The painful things that cut the deepest I hold onto, never to let go And at night when I lay my head down I beg for mercy that I’ll never accept, Love that I’m so undeserving of, And help to keep the promises I never kept