In an endless sea of drowning,
Gasping, now break to the surface,
As the undertow of death, it grips,
And pulls me down again.
Struggle wildly to defeat
What I, in my own strength, cannot.
Now, addiction's siren song,
Convinces me to struggle not.
It whispers that if I surrender,
Peace is just one use away.
How my flesh screams to believe,
To join my once familiar friends.
Yet in the chaos of my relapse,
Gentle voice of Truth, it calls.
As I listen, Light grows brighter,
Driving back addiction's lies.
Now with strength beyond myself,
Wield I now the sword of Truth.
Breaking chains of hell's own darkness---
Truth of Christ has set me free.
Kevin E. Ness
October 4, 2011
