Temptation

The devil is your helpmeet,
go ignore your P's and Q's, 
as you dabble in black magic
and re-activate the fuse.

Murder will befall you 
as you ply your wicked trade,
yours or someone else's
'til the debt to Sin is paid.

Criminals, malingerers,
and those with crooked hearts
will wriggle through the sacraments,
upset the applecarts.

They'll paint you in the blackest light
and daub your soul with blood,
play your insecurities 
and sway you from the Good.

Don't compromise your fearless heart
to acclimate his will, 
remember he is waiting 
for your innocence to spill.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 5/21/2012 8:52:00 AM
Forgot to tell you I wrote one with the same title and you have soup mail.
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Date: 5/21/2012 8:24:00 AM
A message of premonition for those who don't heed. Said with wisdom and your usual mastery of rhythm!
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Date: 5/16/2010 11:29:00 PM
Dark, and actually paints a very scary picture. Great poem.
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Date: 5/6/2009 8:29:00 AM
This is great, really enjoyed reading such a dark tale
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Date: 5/6/2009 7:31:00 AM
Yikes! A dark and gloomy piece, Keith! Still, wonderfully penned in its ominous and foreboding imagery. Smooth, yet still leaves room at the end the lines for fearful gulps. Glad this is my morning read!!:) Wishing you the best...God bless!! Love, Mikki
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Date: 5/6/2009 3:05:00 AM
Impeccab;e rhyme and meter, with a dark and doom-filled tone - what cold be better? Love, Kristin
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Date: 5/5/2009 7:47:00 PM
I think this is one of your best! BG
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Date: 5/5/2009 2:48:00 PM
play your insecurities and sway you from the good-great reminder my friend---well penned---charma
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Date: 5/5/2009 11:35:00 AM
I love how even though the first line sets the scene, the rest of stanza one still feels tempting, and that's without those playing our insecurities. I like the idea of innocence spilling, and that it is something to be carried so gently and carefully. Great message, fab write. Kat x
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Date: 5/5/2009 8:17:00 AM
Yes...playing with your insecurities...your lines are so filled with wisdom....and warning! Great work, Keith!!
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Date: 5/5/2009 7:25:00 AM
Ooooh ... so inspirational, you are the wise counsel giver, the poet disintegrating danger ... love always
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