Slayer of Dragons

~When He comes I'll know Him,

And exactly what I'll say,

He won't be imaginations whim,

But real shining like the day.~

~Here in this tower,

The fortifications weak,

I'm captive to the power,

Of Dragons that speak.~

~They grant me my desires,

The follies of my heart,

With images that aspire,

Yet are each a deadly dart.~

~When they come,

There's a rasping at the door,

I know they've won,

Before their footsteps touch the floor.~

~For my towers frail!

My windows barred with straw,

Compared to the iron nails,

That adorn each dragons claw.~

~Then upon the horizon,

There springs a shining star,

I see coming with dawn a Holy One,

I feel a grasp from afar.~

~See how the bar holds fast?

I'm safe inside,

Perhaps dangers past,

Then something flies by - jaws open wide.

~Running to my window,

I feel the dragons fire,

"Come to me" he roars, "lest ye learn woe!"

The white knight is riding cross the mire.~

~The dragon turns to face Him,

Fury written on his face,

"I'll rip you limb from limb",

He declared, beginning to pace.~

~"This one is mine,

I will claim her now,

So twas written before time,

No longer to you will she bow".~ (So the knight sayeth...)

~The brave words rang true,

From my knight and Lord,

And quickly the reigns He drew,

While in his hand was naked sword.~

~The fearsome clash of battle,

Louder than an oceans din,

Made my tower rattle,

As I cowered within.~

~There had been other knights,

Each arrayed splendidly,

Yet none had won the fight,

Or taken from the dragon my towers key.~

~In my heart I truly knew,

That this was finally He,

Come, to run the dragon though,

And set my captive spirit free.~

~~Ride on to victory!

May your sword stike true,

I have perfect faith in thee,

And in all that you do."~

~Three hours they fought,

And as evening drew near,

A mighty blow my knight wrought,

And His victory was clear.~

~Bloody and stained, with heaving chest,

He stooped over the slain beast,

Taking the key he had gained,

From around its ruby red chest.~

~The knight turned and looked up,

Straight into my watching eyes,

He mounted and stood in stirrup,

While urging His horse forward past the rise.~

~The key turned in the lock,

And gently He came in,

"Come to my castle, I am its rock

I have thrown down your stronghold of sin."~

~I wept at His feet,

"Thank you dear Lord God,

Come in and take your seat,

Be crowned with glory and laud."

~Note; This is not a depiction of Christ the sacrifice for our sins, but in fact is an allegory of how strong sin can take root in us and only Christ can fully crush it - sanctifying us in the process. I wrote this a few years ago while struggling with sin and feeling very oppressed, it was a cry to my Savior to rescue me.

Copyrite of Lauren East 2006

Some of the dragon images used in my artwork were from http://www.freedragonpictures.com/. I cannot vouch for all the artwork on the website, (some may not be good!) and only clipped these particular images for use. Thank you!