Crush

i have birds in my ears and a devil on my shoulder

the birds have made their nest and sing night and day

while the devil comes and goes as he pleases trying to make the day hell

the birds bring food of comfort and joy

while the devil brings hatred and darkness

to the morning skies

during the moments that the birds sing

my heard attempts to join in with them

soon to be drowned out by the devil that

sits on my shoulder determined to make

sure there is no happiness in the day

the devil seems to thing that just because

he keeps coming back that my heart will

join in with the chorus that his demons sing...

but what he doesn't know is that though the

song of the birds may be weak at times and

able to be drowned out by the chorus of the demons

the demons will get tired and soon they will

find themselves succumbed to vulnerability

and as that happens that song of the birds

will grow louder and stronger and the birds

will multiply in number

bringing happiness and joy to the rest of days

crushing any chance the devil on my

shoulder had to drown out the comfort

of joy that the birds bring each moment of everyday

i have birds in my ears and a devil on my shoulder

the devil continues to come and go as he

pleases pondering any way to over rule the

birds' song and fill the day with sorrow

soon the devil on my shoulder will give in

and join the birds in song and find joy

in his heart and will no longer desire to

ruin the day with hatred, sorrow, and darkness

but until then

I have birds in my ears and a devil on my shoulder

By - Donna Marie Williams

written 09/20/09