Our Spirits

Daily
My true self
That person
Who dwells in this shell
Absorbs other spirits
Spirits that encourage
Spirits that bring me joy
There are spirits of anger
And those of temptation
And frustration
And spirits of happiness
Count the spirits
That cross my path
Which ones enter
And
Which ones do I close the door on
Which ones change my very mood
And can create in me such a different path
Than one that I was walking on
How easily we fall prey
Blindly being led
From place to place
Why do we weaken
To such spirits
That cause such havoc
Within my soul
For I am weak
But I am strong
My body falls prey
But my soul
Does not
For I have dwelling in me
He who was
He who is
And
He who will be
For greater is He
Who dwells in me
Than he that is in
The world

Gail Adams April 11/11