<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367782" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Soul Snatcher!</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">When I awoke from midnight sleep, <br>I heard a rustling creature creep<br>And on my bed, its vigil keep, <br>Till my eyes opened wide...<br>I saw the demon crawl around, <br>Regardless of its stirring sound, <br>As if by fear it wasn't bound<br>And saw no cause to hide...<br>So there we were, now both awake, <br>With me amazed, for goodness sake<br>And my weak heart began to ache<br>And beat so fast inside...<br>'Hello, old soul, I'm here to trade! <br>I know from righteousness you've strayed, <br>But I've a deal that could be made, <br>A contract to abide...'<br>'My soul is mine and mine alone, <br>Not even God my soul could own, <br>Yet while God rules upon His throne, <br>I'll trust in Christ who died...'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'But I can grant so many things! <br>Why be one of God's underlings? <br>Come sign and share each joy life brings! <br>A Princess for a bride! '<br>'What use are trinkets of this Earth? <br>Not one has proved eternal worth! <br>For years I gave each one wide berth, <br>As each must be denied...'<br>'Denied? What foolish talk is that? <br>I'm tempted just to leave you flat! <br>But since you haven't made me scat, <br>Perhaps you're pleased I tried...'<br>'Begone, foul spirit, stay no more! <br>Begone, I say and close the door! <br>I live by grace and not by law<br>And conscience is my guide...'<br>'So be it, lonely child of grace, <br>Now old with such a forlorn face, <br>With none to kiss, none to embrace...<br>Sleep well, alone... each night...'</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Denis Martindale, copyright, October 2011.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Denis+Martindale">Denis Martindale</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367782" data-title="The Soul Snatcher! de Denis Martindale" data-description="When I awoke from midnight sleep, I heard a rustling creature creep And on my bed, its vigil keep, Till my eyes opened wide... I saw the demon crawl around, Regardless of its stirring sound, As if by fear it wasn't bound And saw no cause to hi..."></div> </div> </div>

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