Into the Fire

(This is from 10/22/09) 

The devil in your eyes

I’ve seen the devil in your eyes.

Lovely and cruel

Sweet and vicious.

I’ve heard the devil in your voice.

Kind and cutting

Whispers and threats.

Your skin is taut with fire.

Touching you is like being singed—

Skin peels back inflamed

In pain.

You wrap around them like a boa.

Striking like a cobra

After the mesmerizing dance

Venom, fatal.

The glee pervades your defiant stance.

Unleashed control

Head back howling

Exacting revenge.

The prettiness is encased in ugliness.

No longer do those blue eyes glimmer.

Instead they shout obscenities

In meager tones.

You are a shell.

Vacant.

Wicked.

Empty.

Father, you have given us the Holy Spirit to fight the dark forces of evil in high places. The power in the Blood of Jesus readies us for the necessary fight. Help us to fight the good fight, to do as you ask. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.