Trial by Fire


   


Contending with the faces

hidden in the dark recesses 

needing to understand 

my fears and prejudices 

*****

Fighting with my aspects      

angels and demons hard at it 

God and Satan

battling inside my head 

Vying for my life 

both 

trying to gain the upper hand 

*****

Angel sitting on my shoulder 

trying hard to avoid the battle 

offers an olive branch 

 Demon laughs "I'd rather dance"

grabs me by the throat 

I stifle a whimper 

Angel wipes away my tears

whispers

"It's alright, nothing to fear"

Demon smiling 

 squeezes

"Don't believe everything you hear"

******

Wanting to stay sane

fighting the different faces

of my personal Satan 

 Hoping to reconcile 

my desires and denials 

with the God inside my head 

  *******

Walking the Green Mile

  complicit 

 in my own Trial by fire

  Will I be exonerated

 in the thirteenth hour?

Will I be found guilty 

by my Higher power?


09/19/2021

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