RUGGED PATH

Distractions and temptation,

Such a fatal combination;

Trials and tribulations,

Devoid of elation;

Broken down by tests,

Shots fired through my chest

His Armor is my vest

To survive this sick conquest.

A soul vacant and void,

A love long since deployed

My conscience, much annoyed

Mayhem I must avoid.

Such heinous acts displayed,.

Leaving onlookers dismayed

Poignant scars portrayed

Of a past much too depraved.

But I will not be stopped, you see, for a purpose I do serve;

Purpose behind every breath and every single word.

A story written doused in tears, an ink that leaves a stain;

One that can't be washed away, nor treated with disdain.

I sheath my sword in victory, my enemy has been slain;

I can not be defeated by my temporary pain...

--Kelly Marie Gregory--❤❤❤