The Devil's Reach

The Devil he has reached for me and tried to take my soul

he plied me with contentment yet his hearts as black as coal

yes he tempted me with riches he bespoke an easy path

however I was wary for I sensed the spell he cast

he had taken some before me those who slipped into the breach

who gave in to his prattle and lived within his reach

no doubt I could have joined them so weakly in the night

but I looked beyond his darkness and I saw a brightened light

the light it called me strongly still the Devil fast his reach

he would not give up easily he clung on like a leech

yet I knew within my heart that beyond the brightened light

lay what life had meant for me a flame I must ignite

so I stood up to the Devil and I spat into his eye

the Prince of Darkness loses tis not with him I'll die

for somewhere in my life time an angel I'll beseech

to let me die within her arms and slip the Devil's reach