Talk with the Devil

My guru asked me:
"What have you done,
Where have you been?"
I answered:
"I've been to hell,
The devil I've seen,
He smiled at me
With forked tongue
And wagged his tail,
Fiery and long,
And said to me:
'In hell you belong,
You led your country
Down the drain,
Had young boys killed
In Iraq - in vain,
As president you were
Never selected
But had yourself
Fraudulently elected,
You may just as well
Spend your time in hell.'
I plead my ignorance
In my defense
And asked for
One more chance,
But the devil said: 'Never,
When you leave this world,
You'll be in hell forever!' "

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2007 Alfred Charasz