The Fight

It's as if the bells were rung

From the moment I came around

Because ever since I can remember

You knock me down to the ground

Not as if I don't deserve it

I never seem to learn

I get right back up swinging

My Foe is none of my concern

Though now I see its always You

And You always let me swing away

And every time I hit the floor

Until things appear to go my way

This time, You've packed Your punch

You've knocked me completely off my feet

When I thought things were going my way

I taste the blood from missing teeth

I've fought You in all to destruction

I brought it on myself single handedly

I'm knocked out, bent, and broken

My life is sustained only through mercy

What a dull spectrum I am

What a murky creature I've become

How many ways I disrespect Your name

So many offenses cannot be undone

And in the midst of it all, You're here

Standing over me in a weeping stare

I know it though I still continue

You are faithful, though it's unfair

I am dying out on this open ground

Crawling, swinging, bleeding out

Why am I so stubborn against no foe

I am a foolish child beyond all doubt

What a sorry creature I must be

A broken life with a hopeful soul

Only Your essence can correct

Giving life as age into ages roll

I am broken and surrendered!

Bring me to tears and to my knees

Let Your power crash my foundation

Transform me into what You please

Your patience paralyzes my everything 

I'm embarrassed of decisions I've made

Then You take me out of the shadows

And remind me my debt is already paid

My time remaining is simply slipping

And I am purely and utterly next to nothing

So come and save me from myself

Remind me that only then am I anything.