DESIRE--THE NATURE OF THE BEAST

by Jim McMillen the man within   May 13, 2008


APRIL 20TH 2001 #75

I have been there so many times you see,
Though in a different (TIME) and space!
But for the contents of my soul set free,
Am I able to stand and face!

All I see so bold, before my eyes,
If they should close, I still would feel!
For my spirit does despise,
All that chooses to conceal!

The nature of the beast, as I now understand,
For DESIRE was once its name!
I was blindly walking , hand in hand!
With this beast, CONSUMPTION, that once was tame!

Until it turned to feast within,
No longer able to supply
My very existence, to feed its sin,
For one of us , will surely die!

JIMMY DEAN MCMILLEN
FROM MY COLLECTION
THE BENEFIT OF LIGHT
COPY RIGHT 2007

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  • 15 years ago

    by Sylvia

    It is a demon and it will:

    "Until it turned to feast within,
    No longer able to supply
    My very existence, to feed its sin,
    For one of us , will surely die!"

    This is an excellent example of an addiction of any kind. It will control our lives until we are forced to choose between living or dying, in order to defeat the monster of addiction. Thank God we both chose to live.

  • 15 years ago

    by Grant Gilbert AKA Slash

    Jim i'm so happy that you with the help of our Lord got to tame your beast i know it can be a hard struggle.a lovely poem that i enjoyed reading.

    Grant

  • 15 years ago

    by JD

    First, thanks for commenting on my poems.
    Second, This poem is wonderful, thanks for showing it to me.
    It gave me chills.

    The nature of the beast, as I now understand,
    For DESIRE was once his name!
    I was blindly walking , hand in hand!
    With this beast, CONSUMPTION, that once was tame!

    ---this is my favorite part. "for desire was once his name"
    Truely wonderful.
    Great great great great poem :)

  • 16 years ago

    by robin milford

    This is beautiful I take that u r a published writer I would so love to be published how to u get published

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