h.davis

the war within​

 

giving into the desires of our flesh

provides pleasure and comfort

 

slow sensualities

exhilarating highs

that escaping drunkenness

delightful foods 

 

appeasing our hunger

taking an indulging bite

just feels

so dang good

 

quenching our mortal thirst

experiencing anger driven outbursts

these acts make us human

 

and so the internal war begins:

we are only here once,
shouldn’t we revel in our human experience?

we won’t be on this earth forever

might as well enjoy it while we have it?

 

this is all we know

this is all we feel

this is all we fathom

 

with finite minds – 

minds that God himself made

our needs he placed

specifically in these bodies

specifically in this earthly space

…what are we supposed to do?

 

but deep down

we can all feel something urging us

to break free from all temptation

to cast off every bind

and leave sinful habits behind

 

i believe God put us here for a reason

we can all sense we have a spirit –

a spirit that will live on

we are all constantly searching – 

searching for fulfillment

that only God can provide

 

the things pleasing to our bodies

are only temporary

and feels wrong at our cores

like premarital sex and drunkenness

getting high and being promiscuous 

 

flesh versus soul, i swear,

is the deadliest of deadly wars

 

h.davis