"THE WAGES OF WAR"

The wages of war a prisoner must face…Living with thralldom in such a disgrace
Too many men (and women now too)…Must dwell in captivity, dreadful but true

Away from the persons they love the most…Feeling no reason to brag or to boast
Each passing day becoming routine…And little will change, (you know what I mean?)

Breakfast at seven…dinner at five… Prepared for one reason…(to keep you alive)
Lights out …to bed, each night at eleven…Start over again in the morning at seven

The wages of war a prisoner must face…What is the cause to be in such a space?
The reasons are many, too many for sure… For some to embrace that revolving door

Over and over and over again…Returning to shackles (both women and men)
Again being stripped of their right to be free…Reducing their hope to a lesser degree

Back around those with whom they relate…In the comfortable care of some wonderful state
With rules and tickets (and sometimes the hole)…For choosing to be a recalcitrant soul

The wages of war a prisoner must face…Fighting the battles and losing the race
Years going by… time passing on…Good health remaining, but youthfulness…gone

Declaring again that this is the last…Reasserting to never go back to the past
Getting out, going home, and finding it strange…Old habits and lifestyle?...Nothing has changed

Confinement again just a matter of time…(For a prisoner is bound for engagement in crime)
Enthralled by his thinking, keeping him blind…Not knowing the prison is there in his mind

The ongoing battle is for the control…Of the mind, body, spirit, and soul
He doesn’t know that the battle is won…He’s fighting himself, though it’s over and done

The spirit of Christ is all that he needed… The task of winning the war is completed
There is no need to worry; there is no need to fear…If we walk in the spirit, the path will be clear

The wages of war a prisoner must face…no longer applies to those who will place
Their trust in the Lord with all of their heart…And relinquish the old and let it depart

Discard the intentions to win all alone…Abandon the thoughts to do well on your own
Surrender to GOD and walk in the light…Throw in the towel and GIVE UP THE FIGHT!


(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
To the pulling down of strongholds ;)
2 Corinthians 10:4


By Benjamin Graham
1-19-2010