Devil is a DJ

A rework of an older piece and yes there is audio:)

To view this poem please visit the audio at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9O4n7OLBk

The Devil is a DJ

Published in Monsters

Monsters contains the short story series Demons, Harlots and Crones, which follows two generations of the Demeere family and its legacy of spite and envy. Included in the series is Demon in High Socks; Holler it out with Lemonade; the Old Lady, Her Plymouth, and Cockroaches; Sex in a Pan; and the Fire Crone and Stone Harlot. Also within Monster’s pages are fifty-odd poems exploring the darker side of human nature and its undeniable conclusion. Two Orphan Sparrows, the Devil is a DJ, the Last Striptease, Beware of Librarians Promising Freedom and many more titles are found within. Ultimately monster asks the reader to look at the darkness found within herself and by facing it, perchance move beyond.

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

This one gave me goosebumps all the way. Probably one of my favourites I have ever read of yours. I like the angle, making war and the death of soldiers of the devil's making, and humanity complicit. An indictment of the act and not the players. Very wonderful imagery.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, KL. You rounded out the images and meaning perfectly with this review:)

[Einstein Noodle]

i can see him .. front man to a hate band .. whipping into a frenzy the weak and feeble minded .. to real not to cause concern ..

calumny and faux-phobias!! gotta love it!! ;)
E.

[Pryde Foltz]

Alas he seems to be working over time … this side of the water and then that. Thanks E.

[Avinash]

Quite an ode to devil. He seems like a charmer and many would like to follow without even giving a second thought. It was a treat listening to your spoken words.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Avinash:)

[A. Amos]

I truly am a huge fan of your work, you are a genius and entertaining writer. I been a DJ once in my life, there is no job more interesting than being a DJ. The DJ you wrote about, well no one knows better spin than he does...

[Pryde Foltz]

Very very kind. Thank you, AA.

[A. Amos]

You're most welcome dear

[Baby Ricochet]

I went to that DJ'S parties. Once for 15 months then for 12. He threw one crazy bash, that's for sure.

[Pryde Foltz]

Crazy being the operative word. Thank you, Baby.

[icelandicblue]

A very mesmerizing piece. I was channeling a bit of Anne Rice there from Taltos. Fanning flames by both human and demon alike and I'll be dammed if I can tell the difference sometimes.

[Pryde Foltz]

Love Anne Rice … that sister can write:) Thank you, icy blue.

[Rita L. Sev]

And on we dance as the flames get higher... a profound poem here, Pryde.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Rita.

[TL Boehm]

indeed. a powerful write. How easily were are mesmerized, lulled by the onslaught of CNN and current events into just stepping to the beat and not registering the horror. Well penned.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Tammy.

[R Smith]

very apt Pryde with the situations going on across the world, somehow calls to mind a thing I read once on a pamphlet handed out by some group or another about Satan being sent down to the earth way back in 1914 to cause as much trouble as possible in this world, certainly has a bit of sense being the exact year of the start of WW1 and nothing but war after war ever since, I guess that's my view of this poem but maybe you were aiming at something more specific, whichever its a very good write, thank you.

[Pryde Foltz]

Here's to a day when the fighting stops. Thank you, Richard:)

[kublakhan27]

A DJ thrives on samples, the works of other people...in one respect, that makes a DJ a thief, a master of propaganda...he also holds a certain sway over people, and essentially dictates the way people move and react...I can't help but thinking of the disco era, when everyone danced the same uniform dance, which I always found kind of eerie...maybe the 'inferno to the b******s' did that for me...a masterful motif you've presented here Pryde...love this one.

I can't resist the urge to mention that I actually wrote something like this many moons ago, well about a year ago to be exact, with a similar theme...I can't remember if you saw it at the time, but I should send you the link cuz you might be amused by the parallels ;P

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Steve. No I do not recall seeing the piece. Would love to have look … send me a link if you would. This piece is also just over a year old … there must have been something in the air that September:) Certainly with today's climate it's a worthy re-post.

[kublakhan27]

Haha No kidding ;) A most relevant piece for sure...

I'll send an RR for that poem if I haven't already...if I have, I'll post the link here.

[Pryde Foltz]

I just read it:)

[NoelHC]

Seems very appropriate with the news this morning of air strikes in the Middle East. Well penned. I shall go listen to the audio at lunch time.

[Pryde Foltz]

Alas … that is the truth. Thank you, Noel:)