The Dance

Two identities on one floor,
The great dance within,
On one side stands Light,
On the other stands Sin.

For a time danced only one,
The toxic of the two,
Then the Light came in,
And made this life anew.

But oh, the terrific struggle,
An all consuming fire!
Should Sin overcome the Light forever,
Then God would be made a liar.

Sin shading darker the error of my ways,
Leading and cooing my soul, as the natural dancer.
Sin is weak, pathetic, self-empowered, and manipulative,
By the power of Light it is reduced to an ailing cancer.

Lo, the answer scrolled back and revealed,
There is but One hope for an eternal life.
The Light, He makes me whole,
He begins the healing, He begins the inner strife.

Light cuts between me and my dancer,
The song still playing as Light clasps me tight.
He whispers to me gently, "I love you",
Then turns to Sin and bodly declares, "I have won this night!"

Filled with evil the first dancer seeks my destruction,
Sin seeks to cut me off from the Light.
To bring me back into the horrific corruption,
To dance with me once more and find victory in the fight.

In terror I cried out to the Light,
With compassion He smiled as we now danced chest to chest,
The comfort, the unfailing, the all fulfilling love,
My soul has now met my soul's Singer, God's best.

My eyes were then opened as I looked all around,
Sin had his sight set on many more prey,
Fear overwhelmed me as Sin danced with the others,
I had to do something but what could I say?

Knowing my thoughts the Light looked upon me,
He understood my intentions, my desiring heart.
A tear slipped down those glowing cheeks,
With sadness in His voice He explained He had done His part.

They rejected the Light, they rejected His ways,
The song almost ending would they remain forever blind?
Did they not get it, they were deceived, they were fooled,
Convinced in themselves that salvation they could find!

The song entered the last of its chorus,
What would happen next after my song?
This ballroom is all that I know,
Where else in this universe do I belong?

Then again with joy did the Light look in my eyes,
I knew right then that I would be by His side,
Forever and eternal, the Light overcame Sin,
God did not lose nor doth He lie.

Finally the note had rung its last,
Holding my hand the Light took me to His place,
There was music there, complimented with dancing,
Then I saw something special, I saw it in His face.

He reminded me of His love, of His unfailing grace,
He whispered His name that I so unworthily now know,
It did not matter now what journeys lay on,
Because I am convinced in my heart He is by me where I go.

My song had been accomplished, I was faithful in the dance.
I had my fears, my doubts, my pain,
But in the end what all I went through, both good and bad,
Were meant for my betterment and are now considered my gain.

Sin will keep dancing until the Light dances with he,
Then can Sin not stand it anymore,
Sin will pay for the actions he committed, his end is near,
The consequences repayed from the actions he bore.

So I will keep on dancing to the song that I hear,
The song it rings with all of God's might,
I have found my song's purpose, my dance's cause,
I have found all I ever needed in the all-loving Light.

- C. T. Warren