Devil.

 

 

I looked for you in the munificence around

In the summery afternoons and chilly nights

I tried to find you in the halcyon days that passed

But you were in hiding, very clever you are.

I got robbed two days before by a man

I thought I will catch you this time

Inside that man’s heart, I looked

But you escaped.

I walked for days and hours

Knocked every heart that passed

Met prisoners who murdered for money

And you were still lost.

They say that you are all around

But I don’t see you

 Do you even exist?

I wonder if you really do

I know that you don’t

I knew this for quite some time now

Those who see you are inside a trap

Because you are not real

Dear devil, you do not exist

You are nothing.

I walked farther and farther

Below a big tree, there was a beggar

He asked me for some money

I neglected him and his broken legs

I neglected his hunger and his dirty face

I blocked my compassion

And I moved on

After a second I heard a noise

‘Welcome to the illusion’, it said

I turned back and asked, ‘Who is there?’

The reply came, ‘Devil’.

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