Ty Townsend Poet Free verse

Gods and Devils

To err is human, but to 
a human is the realm of gods and devils. 
A look at both sides these entities 
are the personification of good and evil. 
For a god is righteous, just and encompasses 
all things of omnipotence. 
A devil is wicked, malevolent and nefarious; 
a fiendish sadist of damnation. 

These beings are given power through 
culture, beliefs or implications.  
Yesterday’s god is today’s devil. 
All convoluted in a debauchery of scriptures. 

Neither one directly intervenes in the ways 
of man. 
It’s an indirect nudge toward saint 
or sinner.  
Although there are some that masquerade 
as humans, they're mere caricatures of what 
they use to be.

Always the endless wager for our souls; 
an unseen conflict on our plane of existence. 

1/14/2015 
Submitted to: Gods and Devils Poetry Contest

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Anthony Beesley May 12, 2015 at 6:25 PM Interesting thoughts...expanding like ink blots in my imagination

Anthony Beesley February 1, 2015 at 2:48 PM Love it as Lucifer loves his own shadowslave

Marilyn Williams January 14, 2015 at 9:48 PM I love that you believe these characters are not real people, but spirits that are entered in. Are then there people who are these characters in themselves? And we as humans pay for their deeds?

Sandip Goswami January 13, 2015 at 2:03 PM Yes, you are absolutely right. Every woman creates god but society makes devil. We need to change the systems. Thank you very much.