Sins...

They surround me up as they taunt me

They suffocate me down as they haunt me

They eat me alive, burn me down

In a sea of shame, they make me drown

Everywhere I see them, everywhere that I go

Of my own self, they make me a foe

I hate them, I loathe them, resent them too

Still they take control over me, now what to do?

I have tried running, but that doesn’t help

I have tried hiding, yet I still engross myself

God, dear God, please give me the strength

Increase between me, my sins, the space, the length

Forgive me for what, I did not mean to seek

Forgive me for I am, a soul very weak

Soften up my heart, salt up my eyes

Make me weep tears, that tear up the skies

O God, dear God, please forgive me

From the shackles of sins, make myself free