The Fighter

In the dark of night he comes

A victimizer cloaked in black

To whisper secret sufferings in your ear

And teach you your strengths are what you lack

Every night and every day

You must fight him off, fight him away

And though you try to escape his grasp

You'll soon again feel his painful wrath

But you keep fighting and working

You've no better choice

Because if you surrender and fall

You'll leave others alone with his voice

But there are others

Few and far between

You only know some

By the sounds of their screams

You find each other

By effort and careful planning

You flee when he drops into the middle

Disrupting your cautious scanning

But you try and try and try

And then you try again

And before you know what's happened

You've made yourself a friend

And together you both fight

Sometimes together you fall

But when they are strong and you are weak

They'll often answer your call

For help and support

A little bit of praise

Someone who knows the fight

And how difficult the malaise

You are never permanently victorious

There is no such thing as ultimate win

But every once in a while

You feel purged clean of all sin