I am lost In the wilderness of my youth I fight with every ounce of my might To keep the dark forest of desires away from haunting me I try to flee To the right path, I see but thorny branches of nightmarish trees grab me so maliciously And reach my heart To pour some venom I sink Into a shuddering oblivion The soulless devil invites me to his enmity I refuse As I hearken the sanity My Lord had provided me And I cling to it like ivy Indeed, My Lord helped me to seek Him Before the devil and the sinful hankerings sought me