Saving Grace

Your hands reach to heaven, but your heart speaks to hell
Once you were an angel, seduced by sin, you fell 
Your soul is warm and giving, your heart is cold as ice 
Your devil makes you foolish, your angel wants you nice 
Choices, you're making the wrong ones each hour 
Once a red rose, now your a withered dying flower 
Your hard life has taken a toll, once a beauty now a troll 
Needing redemption, you look above to save your soul 
You got to give up the devil, if you want God to show mercy 
Put down the crutch and let God's hands set you free 
Aware that He is there, you know you must surrender 
Release all the sins the devil has you drowning under 
Life of hanging with the devil is one He didn't condemn
Your hands reached to heaven, He's taken hold of them
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Halliday Avatar
September 11, 2014 at 6:19 PM
Nicely done. I would have tagged this as couplets rather than a sonnet though.
Yvonne Avatar
September 11, 2014 at 2:57 PM
(LOUD APPLAUSE) YEAH!!!! I likeths it!
Smith Avatar
September 11, 2014 at 3:02 PM
Thank you my dear friend... me likeths you likeths
Allison Avatar
September 11, 2014 at 2:32 PM
ooh deep so deep I love the contrasts in each line love once a beauty now a troll LOL great work you two:-) hugs Jan xxx
Duet Avatar
September 11, 2014 at 2:54 PM
Thanks Jan....We appreciate you being our greatest supporter...hugs Tim xx
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