And The Devil Called Poem by Juan Olivarez

And The Devil Called

Rating: 5.0


I came awake
And the Devil called.
He motioned come hither,
With a long bony finger.

I rolled out of bed,
And I walked away.
I stopped at McDonalds,
For a morning brew,
And the Devil called.

Over breakfast,
As good mornings flowed,
As I pumped gas,
As I stopped,
At the school crossing.

The Devil called,
And I heard him.
I have lusted in my heart,
When the Devil called,
And I am weak.

And he motions,
Come hither.
With
A long bony finger.

But strength returned
From the blue.
And I walked away
And the Devil called.

5/20/14 Alton Texas.

Thursday, May 22, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: religion
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Yash Shinde 25 May 2014

a perceptual write..You delivered wisdom in steer clear way.... The devil calls-That title tempts the reader too.......kudos!

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Loyd C Taylor Sr 25 May 2014

Hello poet Juan. Thanks for your recent review. I enjoyed this very wise and perceptual poem. Loyd

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Colleen Courtney 25 May 2014

Hmm...yes it sometimes takes incredible strength to walk the path of good and not be mislead by that oh so ttempting little red devil! Kudos to you for staying strong and penning a great poem!

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Susan Lacovara 23 May 2014

That pesky temptation, always lurking about......hard to walk away, but better, for the wicked price to pay, usually compounded daily! Thanks for the steer-clear advice. Well done, even the devil would be pleased. PEACE

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