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Topic: Body Language (11/25/10)
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TITLE: Vicious Cycle | Previous Challenge Entry
By Cheryl Harrison
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Hateful words
Spittle on Chin
Lashing out
He is angry ... again.
Just Keep busy
Avoid fear
Lump in throat
Losing hope
She enables ... again.
Shoulders slumped
Soft words spoken
Apologies given
Ashamed, accepts blame
He is sorry ... again.
Afraid to believe
His charade
Reluctant surrender
Cries out in prayer
She walks on eggshells ... again.
Seems calm
Quietly waits
Apology accepted
Promises to change
But, temptation comes ... again.
Suspicion begins
She watches and listens
On guard
Her protective wall maintained
The cycle begins ... again.
Head hung low
Frowns and pouts
His obsession
Seems there's no way out
He gives in ... again.
Weary and Worried
Tear soaked pillow
She feels betrayed
There's no end
She's captive to his mood ... again.
Furrowed brow
Hateful words
Spittle on chin
Lashing out
His is angry ... again
Vicious cycle
Between love and hate
Lord, break the chain
Please help us remember
The again and again.
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I decide to do good, but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time. It happens so regularly that it's predictable. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up. I truly delight in God's commands, but it's pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight. Parts of me covertly rebel, and just when I least expect it, they take charge. I've tried everything and nothing helps. I'm at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn't that the real question? The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different (Romans 7 - The Message Bible).
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But I wonder if the scripture is used to "blame" the victim for not doing "good". I think that the perpetrator is the one the verse should be aimed at.
I like the repetition.