The Devil is a Bad Man
I’ve been told ~
the devil
is a bad man
though
he never lied to me
nor
promised me things
c r u c i f i e d m e
nor
cast me out
of his garden
he has shown me things
taught me how to survive
how to stay alive
he never once tried
to drown me
set my ass on fire
nor murder
my first born
he never once ~
punished me
for calling out his name
nor did he
ever asked me
to worship him
or
got mad
when I didn’t
I’ve been told
the devil is a bad man
but ~
he never commanded me
to sacrifice
my only son
not one illness
nor disease
I can say , ,
he inflicted
upon me
he never visited upon me
pestilence nor famine
just
to prove a point
I can’t remember
a single war
nor genocide
started
or committed
in his name
h e n e v e r
got all jealous
and petty
n o r
vindictive
e x h i b i t i n g . .
sociopathic tendencies
running rampant
with murderous
intent
nor did he
take away my wealth
my health
f u c k e d m y l i f e u p
asked me
to do fucked up shit
just to test
my loyalty
all he ever showed me were possibilities
and
If I didn’t agree
it was all good
there was no retribution
The devil
never asked me fuh shit . . !
he never asked me to praise him
nor
build shit in his honour
not one church
temple
pyramid
nor synagogue
it is said . . .
he was
the first temptation
and
so began
all our woes
but the truth is . .
all he asked da bitch
was . .
i f s h e w a s h u n g r y
The devil never judged me~
nor
asked me to repent
no torture
no penitence
no punishment
He never made me a slave
nor his bitch
n o o n e
was ever lynched
I n t h e n a m e
of the devil
b u t . . .
T h e D e v i l i s a B a d M a n ! ?
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