The Devil's Reach

The devil he has reached for me and tried to take my soul

He plied me with contentment yet his hearts as black as coal

Yes he tempted me with riches he bespoke an easy path

However I was wary for I sensed the spell he cast

He had taken some before me those who slipped into the breach

Those who gave into his prattle and lived within his reach

No doubt I could have joined them so weakly in the night

But I looked beyond the darkness and I saw a brightened light

The light it called me strongly still the devil fast his reach

He would not give up easily he clung on like a leech

Yet I knew within my heart and soul that past that glowing light

Lay what life had meant for me a flame I must ignite

So I stood up to the devil and I spat him in the eye

The prince of darkness loses tis not with him I'll die

For somewhere in my life time an angel I'll beseech

To let me lie within her arms and slip the devil's reach

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I wrote this piece after suffering a heart attack.

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