In every heart, a battle rages on...

Ellie Karnage 2001 (Hell)



In every heart, a battle rages on,
A struggle between right and wrong,
Within our souls, two forces vie,
The angelic good, and the devilish sly.

A tug-of-war, a war of wills,
The fight for balance, the climb uphill,
Some days it seems the angels win,
Other days, the demons within.

The good seeks to guide us to the light,
To do what's right, to aim for flight,
The evil seeks to drag us down,
To make us falter, to spin us round.

Yet, in the midst of this war so old,
Lies the true value, the real gold,
The freedom to choose how we act,
To choose the path we will enact.

Yes, the struggle in our soul's repose,
But choose we must, as every soul knows,
The road of good, or the path of sin,
It's up to us to let the light in.
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on March 05, 2023

Submitted by Ripellie on March 05, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

51 sec read
1

Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAA XXBB CCXX DDEE FFBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 744
Words 169
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Discuss the poem In every heart, a battle rages on... with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "In every heart, a battle rages on..." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/152780/in-every-heart,-a-battle-rages-on...>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    0
    days
    8
    hours
    14
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Roald Dahl wrote: "The animal I really dig, above all others is the..."
    A pig
    B horse
    C cat
    D dog