(68) One Rainy Night

God and Lucifer met one rainy night

Satan drank a bottle of neat scotch

The lord merely sipped a glass of water

And they would talk of times long past

Of the wrongs of the world of today



"I may have only killed a handful

For that is what is said in the good book

But you, as you sit there so holier than thou

You killed millions by drowning them all

So what have you got to say to that"



"Ah Lucifer, you always seem to forget

You infected all of man back then

You cursed them and they were a plague

They would have spread and destroyed creation

I had no choice but to rid what you had started"



"Oh, I will give you that one this time

How can I compete with your following

Okay, back then I started the evil

But how can you explain your mankind now

Today they are just as evil, and I never did it this time"



"Man must follow their own path this time, Lucifer

For I can never allow myself to start once more

Both of us are now just a victim to these new times

They say they follow both us in their strange kind of way

But in reality, do they still believe in what they know"



Satan had no reply for he knew God was right

Long ago these beings always followed their hearts

And then there was a time when Good and Evil fought

Where man would suffer for the sins that they made

But in the world of today, they knew not what they did



copyright Chris Smith 2009

Reviews

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The greatest deception is that there is a devil!!! We create the world we live in and blame it on everyone else..God is love..we created Him in our image and gave Him human qualities..and when we couldn't blame Him anyone, because of our obvious failings, we created an adversery to take the rap..about time to stop passing the buck and take responsibility of our lives....rambling sorry...great thought provoking read..

[northern monkey]

Thanks Chris, another thought-provoking piece. About time we all took responsibility for what's going on around us?

[iamkim]

Wow! What can I say ? this is very beautiful and powerful!

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

Wow Chris, this is such an unique writing. It certainly captured my attentio, right down to the last word. It's marvelous how you came up with this inspiring picture of God and satan talking together. A very thought provoking dialogue.
Werll done.
Anne

[Kathryn]

I love it :)

[Ravyne Hawke]

very inspiring read.. I love the concept of God and Satan sitting down together for a drink and discussing Good and Evil. Most excellent poem!

[Coyote Poetry]

Poor God and Satan would need to look hard and deep to find some honest people leading the people. I wonder what God would be thinking with the world heading toward a great and sad failure? I like your poem. To understand man. God and Satan may need a mediator. A excellent poem. Thank you.
Coyote

[Ashley]

this is a very interesting take on your thoughts. i thoroughly enjoyed the conversational tone and the causal feel while you dissect deep issues. well written

[Ruth]

I believe we still exist in times of good versus evil, but not how we are mind controlled to believe it! Satan and God, or any man made religion is something that is so unecessary, to me, anyway!
Excellent poem love! xx

[Hello, Goodbye]

interesting narrative.. the back and forth is enticing and moves one to think further.. good curious piece