"Bael" (Demon #1)

King Bael (Baal). The First demon from the 'Ars Goetia'.

                               "Bael" (Demon #1)

I am Bael from the Goetia, the Egyptian God Osris in disguise/
Escaping from Soloman's bindings, no Humanity shows in my eyes
My Sigil the image of a stick figure, extended crosses in both hands/
My humour is formal religion, designed by angels to entrap all man
Successfully drawing thousands, of angelic followers into my lair/
As a silent attack upon the angels, and three heads is how I appear
As I am Bael the king of the east, the ruler to sixty-six legions/
Emerging from an inverted crown, I am the king of all demons
Many subconscious reasons, why many humans feel an impulse/
They worship me as a spirit, I appear reptillian and my voice is coarse
I can make myself invisible, and summon the invisible upon request/
I am a 'Early human father', the fallen angels architect
My dialect is that of hebrew, but yet very Alien when I appear/
I can appear as a man, a cat or a toad, my cunning reflected here
Definately not the one to trust, but neither the one to blame/
As I represent three elements, of what is the evolved human brain.

 

       Copyright 2012 The Elusive Mr Dunne (All rights reserved)

Author's Note

Feedback much appreciated.

Reviews

[Poetic Justice]

The first book of the Lesser Keys of Solomon..hmmm.. I to have found inspiration from this extraordinary book..I shall not embark on my personal beliefs but somethings should left alone..because the Human mind is weak....Bael, not a demon to mess with LOL

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Thank you for your feedback. Yes that is true some human minds can be weak, but it takes an awful lot of intelligence & power to summon these Demons but wow what a party when you do lol ;)

[Marie]

One could almost be tempted to try. One day I'll post a ballad about this...

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Lol, do be careful though, they've got this awful habit of not doing what you tell them to, cheeky buggers lol. I very much look forward to this ballad :)

[Marie]

Well, it's not about summoning a particular demon...just your reguar wish granting demon...

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

I'm not quite sure there is one, but if you find him, do make a wish for me won't you :)

[Brittany Zedalis]

This is so interesting and well written.

[Mr Dunne Poetry]

Thanks, Brittany :)

[writer in trial]

Well done ;)
I will definitely go through rest of the demons.

[Mr Dunne Poetry]

Thank you. I very much look forward to your feedback :)

[writer in trial]

This is an excellent piece i must say as i love to imagine dark and weird things. I dont know much about types of demons or angels but i do imagine a lot like this. Your poem did the same thing. Its an interesting one.There are some lines which i love a lot. Like "I can appear as a man, a cat or a toad, my cunning reflected here". That was good. Because i imagined it and loved it. I have this hardcore love with something that appears in many forms or you can say change of a particular thing in a particular creature. Like chamelion or an amoeba. You have mentioned in one line that the demon appeared as reptilian. I love that. Because i am afraid of reptiles and somehow i connect them with demons because of their swiftness and structure. Most important their tongue :D

[Mr Dunne Poetry]

Thank you for your interesting feedback, WIT, much appreciated. I'm pleased that you enjoyed this piece. Thanks for reading :)

[BrandonTheEnigma]

Bael is one of the seven princes of Hell. Definitely not one to mess with unless you are very experienced

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

He sure is. Absolutely ;)

[Michael Stevens]

Quite the poem, although I'm not very up on your garden-variety demons, but enjoyable none-the-less!

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Thanks, Michael :)

[Nicholas Hagenschneider]

I liked this and will definitely have to check out the rest.

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Thanks, Sinimatik. I look forward to your feedback :)

[Aunre]

Where the mind walks, there also we find ourselves.

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

I couldnt agree with you more, though I've been to Hell & back, on more than one occasion...as you can probably tell by my poetry @ WritersCafe.org/MrDunne ;)

[Jackson H. Harley]

Awesome write :) I look forward to reading the entire collection of each demon, and shall take inspiration from each one :)

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Thank you, Jackson. I look forward to your feedback :)

[Roger Turgeon]

I think you managed to capture Bael in rhyme. An ambitious undertaking for you to do all the demons. I have one to share with you that I wrote for someone into role playing. A similar task as you will see. I will sent it to you. Friend request accepted and TY for the review.

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Thank you very much, Roger. Not an easy task, I can tell you. Sounds interesting, I look forward to reading it. Thank you & yw :)

[Desert Knave]

Wow. I lack the knowledge to say much about the content, but the presentation and the use of rhyme and the general "mood" of this are outstanding. ~Jim

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Wow, thank you ever so much. I recommend looking in to the subject a little, very interesting indeed ;)