A word in your ear

A word in your ear

“A word in your ear” the devil said,

And the president of the easily led,                                                                                         

Reclining then in his ivory tower,

Inclined his head and the devil said, “Power”.

Acknowledging, the president breathed,

Considered the sum of all he’d achieved

And said, “This world of grand design

And everything in it is mine, all mine!”

“Power and riches won’t help you this day”

Said the devil; “Now there’s a price to pay”,

But the hapless president never replied,

He took a last breath, exhaled and died.

And now he stands in line and waits.

With dread and despair he contemplates,

In each hand a book of darkness and light;

The one in his left outweighing the right.

All around, children, women and men

Await their turn (they know not when)

To be judged for deeds committed from birth

Till death when they left the face of the Earth,

And the president of the equally led

Considers the words that the devil said,

And curses his greed, his lustful desire,

His “Power and riches”; fuel for the fire.