i struggled with my demon
then i thought he'd left
but that wasn't the reason
he hadn't come to tempt

the truth was more painful
made me more shameful
he used to be outside of me
now he was a part of me

subtle, indistinct,
part of new instinct
made me cry to think
of my aroma and my stink

but i know i can rise anew
i can battle, the fiend subdue,
If I latch on and pursue
The G-d I love, the G-d I knew.