The devil loves bananas

He has WMD's
But there are too many angels around us,
So he would strategically drop
A banana peel, or two,
Close to our feet,
Hoping we would slip.
If we dodge them well,
He will leave.
If we slip and fall,
He will come back.
I may be safe from
Utter destruction,
I erroneously thought.
But I have stopped eating bananas
And work on my logs and my specks,
Slipping constantly -
One day soon I will break my neck.

Reviews

[Nisreen]

lol
this is really funny by the way

wild imagination you got there

[SleeplessVolcano]

Many a true word is spoken in jest

[W.k.kortas]

Curiously enough, many of the early literary depictions of the Devil show him as more of a trickster than a great evil-deep voiced eight-foot-tall demon, so this is a very clever and elegantly expressed throwback. It is puckish in its humor, but there is something truly sinister playing around the edges, not unlike...hey, wait a minute...

[~]

WMD's huh.. true that. This is a vivid and humorous reminder. It is amazing how you can easily spin something to make it tangible even for little children. I will surely remember this to tell it to my kiddos :) - "breaking your neck" - that to me sounds like breaking the pride in us.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks for your kind words....:)......and on the topic of pride......uummm......been trying to "break" mine all my life, but not really working.......need to have no mercy, and go for the kill......

[Einstein Noodle]

boy oh boy do i hear your message loud and clear!! being on guard is our best defense .. the devil loves an image of him as someone in a red suit with horns .. and certainly our weaknesses will be tried until we stop eating any and all forbidden fruit .. great message .. straight forward and expressive of personal experience and wisdom .. glad i stopped to read!
E.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks Noodle.....glad you liked it.....aaahhhh...forbidden fruit....now you give me the title of a follow up....;)

[SleeplessVolcano]

WMD's = weapons of mass destruction