The War Rages

Surges spring forth from areas deep inside
     The battle rages within 
     Each feeling desiring to win 
And each feeling comes and goes like the tide.

The decision must now rest with my conscience
     Turmoil runs rampant at times
     Leaving few ways out, I find 
To ignore what is right, is to abandon common sense.

We say our happiness should come at any cost
     Today is what we should live for 
     Tomorrow who knows what's in store 
If we weaken now, our moment will be forever lost.

The war that rages dwells in my heart and my mind,
     My heart, which God gave me to love 
     My mind, to think on those things above
Ah, therein lies the conflict: which one will truly bind?

Alas, the answer I wait for comes not easily to me
     Tossing and turning in sleep is my fate 
     Praying the answer comes before too late
And then to accept this, the answer I feel it to be.