In constant battle

In constant battle
Back and forth
The elusive downward
Spiral untangled
And caught

Were all my strength
For not
Ah to be
In that place

Fresh springs of grace
Surround
Upon the cool ground
To rest in this quiet place

Seems miles away
From this path I know
Though the thought of it
Oft do I go

Oh that one day
It may steal me away
And never to return
To this quicksand

For heart and hand
For eyes that may see
Without a doubt
Free and faultless

Oh can it be
May it yet
Come to me

When at last
To know eternity
With thee
Forever joy
Shall it
Be

-Joshua Lee Foist