The Fall

"The Spirit is willing but the Flesh is weak."
Such truthful Words did the Wise Man quote.
My Spirit wants to touch the Stars,
But my Flesh is snagged on an Earthly Spoke.

When Eve and Adam took the Proud One's Dare
And nibbled away at the Tempter's Bait,
The Chains were forged and The Wheels were turned,
And Man pedaled off to a Fallen Fate.

Now the Wheels keeps turning Night and Day
And I am bound by the rusty Chains.
Locked in a Link forged long ago.
Caught in the Cogs of Hellish Bane.

While the Wheels of the World turn 'round and 'round,
I tug at the Chains to break their Grip.
But the Motion pulls me back again
My Arms grow weak and my Flesh is ripped.

So I lie in exhausted State and pray
That when they lay me down to Sleep,
The Lord above will understand,
That my Spirit was willing but my Flesh was weak.

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