The Devil

The devil awaits you
In the rising tides of vanity.
Sleep with open eyes
In your satin and silken couch.

The devil bathes you
In the slippery suds of insanity.
Do not tread
On reeds of humanity.

The devil nourishes you
In cold corridors of corruption.
Build not your castle
On curses and corpses.

The devil invites you
Into his sack of sloth.
Remind yourself
Of promises you made.

The devil urges you
To show affection to avarice.
But do not steal
A poor man's meal.

The devil guides you
To be a sauntering saprophyte.
Give credit to yourself
For not being a parasite.

The devil tempts you
With the incinerating inks of power.
Be kind to seek
Justice for the weak.

The devil tricks you
In hallowed halls of pride.
Look at the mirror
Of truth and reason.

The devil seduces you
With bright, beguiling lights.
Don't be fooled
With myopic treats.

The devil tosses you
On the wild waves of wrath.
Guide gently then
With wisdom and peace.

The devil draws you
Towards bloody brutality.
Take a long sip
From the cup of compassion.

The devil drags you
To treason and tyranny.
Do not quench your thirst
With mankind's blood.

Then the devil disappears
As judgement day arrives.
A plate full of karma and solitude
Is all that you have.

M.Neog
( Dew drops)