Poetry || Temptation: To Scratch or Not To!

Temptation -
The devil looking through the keyhole

Yes
An everyday battle

It's like having a cut
With the itchy sensation that accompanies it.
So intense is this sensation
So overwhelming is the urge
That it calls to us to scratch.

For scratching gives instant relief.

But did you not know,
That by scratching it gets worse?

Did you not know
That you could have
Dressed the cut from the onset
To reduce the itch?

Or did you not know
That a cold compress
Or something called an anti-itch cream could help defuse the urge to scratch And let you heal properly?

Did you think you were so strong
That you could withstand the urge
Alone or until it itched no more?

Well,I'm sorry to say this,
But this is a cut that never stops itching
Until you either scratch
-------give in and sin-----
Or until you defuse it with a balm
-------turn to God--------

By Antonia Ejuojo