I SURRENDER

SIXTY FIVE  LONG YEARS 
I HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST A SHADOW,
DETERMINED TO WIN 
A BATTLE UNSEEN.

NO GUNS OR BLADES,
NO HUMAN STARES, 
JUST THE ENEMY’S RAGE
INSIDE OF ME.

HE’S OUT TO GET ME 
AT ANY COST, 
DENIAL OF HIS RELENTLESS EFFORTS, 
WOULD SOLIDIFY, MY ETERNAL LOSS.

BUT THERE WAS ONE UNKNOWN 
THAT CAME TO MY AID, 
HIS ETERNAL POWER IS MATCHLESS,
TO ANYONE, OR ANYTHING CREATED.

I SOON SURROUNDED 
WITH A SHOUT OF VICTORY AND PRAISE,
BUT NOT TO MY LIFE LONG ENEMY..
INSTEAD, TO THE ONE CALLED,
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS.

WILFORD BARKER.