Temptations

I may look calm, collective and in control externally

But within all hell is breaking loose internally

Wherever I turn a collage of eye balls look my way

Analysing my every step and waiting to judge away

Growing up is like a constant roller coaster

The highs of friendships to the lows of starting over

Innocence of childhood is bliss

For once their eyes are opened their world suddenly becomes a myth

As Adam and Eve had an enlightenment when they ate the fruit of good and evil

We too share a similar fate that is real

Exposure to sin clouds our minds and thoughts

Causing compromisation

From even the ones who ought to be Christ's affirmation

Of the word of the Lord that is out of our scope of interpretation

Therefore only divine intervention from the Holy Spirit propels us into a glimpse of His realm of understanding

We as children of God should watch our backs

For the devil like a hungry lioness stalking her prey never slacks

He comes to steal, kill and destroy

For he does not concern himself with the lost but stealthy launches assaults on the Lord’s convoy

But do not fear

For the Lord preserves and shelters us from the wicked snare

Watch over your brothers and sisters lost in the ether

For you are their keeper

That wolf in sheep’s clothing

That devil in angelic dressing

Never revealing its true nature

Is temptations’ true character

Not all that shines is gold

And not all that sparkles fills that empty void in your soul

Be weary

For once temptation has lured you into its clutches

It deserts leaving behind a broken, empty world full of regrets and wishes

Children do not forget your siblings

Guide them out of the dark into the lights dwellings

And with the Lord as our strength

Freedom will be our reward in the end

AMEN