Imperfect Balance

 

There is only one

who delights in our sin

more than we,

and that is the Devil himself

 

To him

the bitter aftertaste

of our guilt

is as sweet

as the anticipation

of our own unrepentant commitment

 

When we rebel

against the moral directives

of the Lord

the further our separation

from God becomes

 

Unable to establish

perfect balance between the two

We are ever moving

closer to one

and farther from the other

 

 

 

~Branch Isole © 2004