TRANSFORMATION

Evil is being reinvented, excused, justified and even packaged to become very attractive. Is there evil? If there is, it's evolving too like every other thing

I underwent a surgery in hell to alter my gender.
I changed my face and transformed from demon to human.
I needed to blend in to create a game for the next generation of Enders.
I pulled off my dark skin and turned my back on the way of the Romans.

I was the devil but I got rid of my pitchfork.
My favourite colour was red but I ditched it for the colour grey.
I was the ultimate fiend and resident in York
but I changed; now I haunt cathedrals to pray.

I sawed off my horns
and got me a nice shave at the barber's.
My plan is to stay young
and look sharp; I plan to be more alluring than Bierber.

I am the devil and I've become universal.
I reinvented evil and now "Bad is cool".
I've become the marvel and you're free to attend my rehearsal.
Now that my face adorns the covers of GQ, disbelievers have stopped treating me like a fool.

Author's Note

ALLUSIONS
Enders'Game by Orson Scott, Justin Bieber, The Medieval concept of the devil, etc.

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

this is a great metaphor for the concept of evil..evil is a BIG word with lots of meanings.... to me, evil has wrapped itself into so many of us, of the world, of communities.... evil is all over...and i can liken it to hate, to be wrong, to be corrupt, to be wicked....and this transpires into cultures, war, conflicts, society, the universe....it's all around us and sometimes we can't even see it..... your poem, in my eyes, is a perfect example of disrobing evil...re-inventing one's self to rid from it.... very interesting write Akin
Warmly, B

[Akinlolu]

Your review is very interesting. There's no doubt you understand my message to a very large extent. I'll confidently rest my case as a result of that.
Thanks Betty.
Akinlolu

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome Akin….
Warmly,
B