This one's kinda different from me...I tend to be a romantic with my poetry or tragic, but with this one, I wrote about how Satan's been attacking me in multiple ways these last few months. I know it must mean because something wonderful is around the corner if I can just hold on through these tough times, but the attacks are still tough. You name it, it's been happening to me. I'm holding onto the hope and promise from God that my happiness will happen soon if I just wait. That's what this one is about.

~Keri
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“The Deceiver”

I feel the pressure
To abandon all I’ve worked for
You see, you’re pretty good at this game
I know you’ve played it before

You make opportunities perfect
But there’s something lurking there
Underneath the fine lines
I find myself gasping for air

And it may seem like an easy way out
And it may appear right in a time of doubt
And an escape may look like the only road to take
But an escape isn’t the answer – it’s the way I break

You know that, don’t you?
Perfect always was a disguise
For something untrue, some kind of lie

You want to break me, lead me astray
But I can’t be broken
I’m utterly stubborn
There’s no point in trying another way

See, I’m stronger than when you had me in your grasp
And I’m holding onto the promise that this will truly last
See, I believe the whisper in my heart more than I do you
I am faithful to the One who has made me into someone new

So it may seem like an easy way out
And it may appear right in a time of doubt
And an escape may look like the only road to take
But an escape isn’t the answer – it isn’t my answer
I’m not going to break.

--11/23/04 Copyright Keri S.

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"I will be the answer at the end of the line
I will be there for you while you take the time
In the burning of uncertainty, I will be your solid ground
I will hold the balance if you can't look down

If it takes my whole life, I won't break, I won't bend
It will all be worth it- worth it in the end
'Cause I can only tell you what I know
That I need you in my life
When the stars have all gone out
You'll still be burning so bright..."

Excellent. Your faithfulness comes through in your writing.

You are right. Just when the devil thinks he has us beat down, "joy comes in the morning!"

crimson