The Lion Heart

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Within my heart there dwells a lion, he prowls the boundaries and stalks her walls.
His fangs are sharp, his claws are long.
His rippled muscles lean and strong.
He is protector, guide and friend.
Upon his strength I can depend.
He's never failed me, day or night
When I'm in battle tis he who'll fight.
He tells me stand far from the fray
I trust him to ward foes away.
When I'm weak he stands by me
His presence calm;
He succurs me.

How did this lion enter in,
Bringing joy, forgiving sin?
I am not worthy.
I failed the test.
Yet he knows me
Above the rest.

Within my heart there dwells a lamb.
His presence makes me who I am.
A gentleness, a quiet voice
That stills the world's recumbent noise.
So within this heart of mine dwells lamb and lion,
Serenity
Bringing all possibility.
And if you think my tale untrue
My heart can share a thing or two.