Demon Spirit Poem by George Capron

The other night I prayed
For the demon to be released
That was inside of me
He had been embedded long,
Long had he taken hold
When I asked the Lord to free me
As I prayed aloud, he flipped me
My body it was rent with pain
I began to feel so cold,
I felt that I was really old
Dear Lord, I prayed, with thy
Servant stay and take this
Demon forever away.
Then he made his next attack
My body begun to rack
With such shaking
There Was no turning back
Lord God I prayed
Turn this demon loose
From my body, O Lord
I have no control
See how I'm shaking.
The demon began to scream
This is not a dream.
Leave me in my habitation.
No! No! O Lord I shout,
Drive this bold demon out.
Then the demon would laugh
And shout. It screamed, shut
Shut your mouth! Surely I'm not leaving
Then I cried, O Lord move in,
Cleanse me from all my sin.
Then the demon whispered to me
Taking this home from me
Won't set your spirit free.
For three score years and ten
You have nurtured me
Now you want to be set free!
O Lord God! I cried, take this
Plague from me.
I want to Come to thee,
Cleansed, with My soul set free
By this time the demon was
Riding me hard. Shaking,
Then I begun coughing.
The demon in language
Strange seemed to find his range
He was talking louder
In that language strange
My coughing seemed to
Come from the depth of hell
Without mucus or phlegm
I could not spit it out
It tore my chest about
From the inside out,
Nothing came into my mouth.
Nothing to spit out.
Only the cursing of the demon spirit.
Just before the morning came
The Lord took over
The demon no longer shouted
He had been routed
I could still hear him
Breathing hard. But his
Hard ride was negated
As i lay in my bed
I knew that he had fled.
Now my soul is free
Thanks and praise to thee,
O Lord! I shouted.
I indeed was tempest tossed
As a rag on an angry ocean
O Lord my God, can my soul be lost
To this horrible mutation?
Then I heard the Lord say,
Hold on! do not falter.
Come, give praise at my holy altar.