The Devil I Knew
My eyes watered
from the sulfurous stench of your disdain
as you turned those empty eyes my way
My skin crawled
from the leathery touch of your insensitivity
as your talons absently clawed my flesh
My soul shivered
from the the cold wind of your indifference
as you flew away on your mighty wings
The fires that may burn in Hell
to warm a Devil I have not met
hold no fear for me
For I have lived all these years
in the cold, cold shadow
of the Devil I knew
Copyright © David Brown | Year Posted 2015
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