{"sf1_id":1940920,"sf2_id":"znJ0A5de","title":"Jacob/Israel","author":"Dipper","words":125,"posted_at":"2023-01-04T13:46:00.000Z","tags":["Angel","Israel","Jacob","Poem","determination"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1940920-jacob-israel","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/znJ0A5de","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/3f/52/3f5295c3-9f54-4c96-b97b-475d48e67294","description":"I wrote this poem over 12 years ago, but never presented it here.\nI think this is a good time.","content":"Th'eternal war I daily wage\n\nDefending right with fists of rage\n\nAnd though I take it on the chin\n\nI will not let the Devil win\n\nMy actions sometimes contradict\n\nMy moral leanings, somewhat strict\n\nBut still I fight amid the din\n\nI will not let the Devil win\n\nAnd there are days, I must confess\n\nWhen I give in and acquiesce\n\nBut I start over and begin\n\nI will not let the Devil win\n\nThis endless battle rages on\n\nMy victories I build upon\n\nWhile evil lives within my skin\n\nI will not let the Devil win\n\n'Though pain may crush me from within\n\nAnd feel myself awash with sin\n\nI will not let the Devil win\n\nI will not let the Devil win\n\n  \n  \n\n"}