words tumbled from my fingertips:
devil i said coward
show your face!
i shall slash you in a million pieces!
and he laughed,
while his voice echoed
mine.
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I think this is why turning the other cheek has so much merit... if we don't we often become the very thing we fear... A strong message here...
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I do like to turn the other cheek ...
but sometimes I do NOT ... I think I love wrestling. I sometimes do backwards summersaults while talking to people!
Of course they do not know it. 
It is a mind thing. Also: I sprint off, turn around, run towards them and do a mid-air tackle! 
It helps me not to explode. 
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I do believe the devil has met his match. For you certainly know how to use the sword of God's word and I'm sure he is afraid of the light of your soul.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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Never confuse devil ...
with evil, only, Leo. Devil is often and almost ALWAYS sweet, imitating light ... He is such a fake ... Fortunately it is not we, but God, who fights him. And often our own anger towards others, show how fallible we are when acting in own strength, or must I say, weakness?
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Sometimes faith and belief bring unexpected answers, yes we create, we are in the image, and we create good and evil... free choice and the will to accept, and know forgiveness...wonderful poetry ...PK
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Thank you, PK
for reading and commenting and for reinforcing the Message!
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I have a strong, wise, and relentless enemy with every one of my weaknesses in his hand
but...
'He holds victory in store for the upright, He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.'
Proverbs 2:7-9
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I often crawl, is not blameless, and not always just and faithful ...
but I love Him! And I know He loves me, too.
Thank you for inspiring me to persevere ...
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Great Wtrite!!!!!
I have come to realize the stronger my faith becomes the more the devil tries to seduce me. Faith is a powerful tool against him. This was a pleasure to read. You take care.
Bless You,
Sandy
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Thank you, Sandy ...
We are all wounded amongst wounded. Hurt is a powerful teacher ... when one allows it to be. In faith it is possible to love unconditionally, and with renewed hope.
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he has tried to take my soul several times but each time it was the love I feel that defeated him and faith that made him fade away, now I have only hope in these eyes and that is something he cannot touch. Love, C
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I love the Hope you hold ...
for that is true ... It is a divine gift, not influenced by outside forces.
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you know
you or anyone else
humankind in general
will never achieve anything trying to control anything that is not self
for "external relations" there are is always communication and while some preach the language is love (while they speak threat or fear) they'd better learn to speak that language and understanding first
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Thank you ... for it is true. The soul that loves, truly loves, does not fear the threat.
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Pretty eerie, but really nice and kind of relaxing almost. To me anyway. I loved the first line, it's my favorite. "words tumbled from my fingertips:" I don't know why but I just thought that was really beautiful. Great write. <3
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The poem tumbled ...
as the actual words did ... Thank you for the reading and commenting, AC!
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Wow(more OO then ow)
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Apoetforplsouth ...
the devil does his best to make us angry or fearful ... and he so wants to be spooky, it is truly laughable. Keep the mirror up to him and he flees ... He has no power whatsoever, only that which WE give him.
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this is deep and goes beyond the surface, you will have me thinking about this work for a while i am sure, great flow and word choice, i can almost hear your call.
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Thank you MissBehave ...
for reading and yes: it goes right to the core of the matter ... evil attacks. We may name it, blame it, and shame it ...
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After more thought...
Hello Myra,
I would like to add something – not a criticism, but as a comment derived from some meditation thoughts I had initially after reading this work.
Jude states:
“The Archangel Michael, who went to the mat with the Devil as they fought over the body of Moses, wouldn't have dared level him with a blasphemous curse, but said simply, "No you don't. God will take care of you!"
I think we (mankind) get ourselves into a pickle trying to fight battles that are not really ours – God only instructs us to “resist” and the devil will flee from us... – maybe this is your intention with this work...
Concerning the “crap” comment, Jude continues...
But these people sneer at anything they can't understand, and by doing whatever they feel like doing—living by animal instinct only—they participate in their own destruction.
That being said, I enjoyed having this poem “make me reflect”
Serving the Master
Wade
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Hallo Wade ...
Thank you for pondering this ... and for your response.
I agree with you. God handles the devil Himself. BUT: He gave us the authority to drive evil away: in the Name of Jesus.
I am often sneered at. I do not care. A believer is not a doormat. God wants us to be victorious in our joy of knowing: only the wounded wounds others. And then we can reach out in LOVE, NOT in anger. Not faked love ... for that is not possible to heal, but in divine love.
Evil wants to bring disharmony and will use all ways to do that. War, and turmoil. INSIDE. The poem shows that we give evil its power.
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All true - and I can give a hearty AMEN to the wars inside and twice that to the power we ...give up to the devil by not using the resources of God Almighty - your poem has cleary identified the need for us to be constant contact with the Lord
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This is an interesting composition. It says so much in so few words. The italicized print is a great challenge.
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Thank you so much for reading ...
Yes ... we often tend to use too many words, don't we?
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Awesome
So true! I love how so much said, and unsaid echoes out from such few lines. Isn't it funny how the less words that are used, the more that is said? Wonderfully written, and great title. I loved this: it's vague enough that it could be interpreted varying ways, so that many readers could relate. I could relate. and it made me pause, and think. It's original. A joy to read
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Avani ...
Thank you for a lovely and meaningful comment.
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Mephistopheles...adept at game playing...aye? Loved this line...
i shall slash you in a million pieces!
So be it!!!Wonderfully written!
Az
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Zap, Zep, Zip, Zop, Zup ...
DONE!
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Hahaha! How futile it is to use violence against evil. This is an excellent depiction of temptation - it is hard to be perfectly temperate. Our little slips make us bait for ridicule. (Ouch!)
I like this, cheers!
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If only I could see him ...
but whenever I seek him in anger, he shows me my own face ...
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Ouch!
Thought provoking!
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Thank you for reading and commenting ...
I truly appreciate it.
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wowww deeepp deep deep i think the devil is pretty obbsesssed with you after saying he's a coward well he is a coward what can we doo hehe loser coward stupid all those he has nice write
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Do not play with the devil ...
for the devil does not play! Thank you for reading ...
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Cool!
I totally love it babeh!!! u r fierce and awesome! love!
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Thank you for your zesty comment ...
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First of all I would like to comment
It is a pity that some AP members take liberty of using words such ‘crap’ in their assessment of the work of another. There are so many other words to use when not agreeing with either form or content. More so, when implying that Christians are one-track minded. As to the poem itself, I view it both ways: for what it implies and for what I perceive it to be. Both ways I could be wrong. The title is striking, and it does attract attention. There is a challenge: ‘show your face’, and there is also the direct accusation: ‘coward’. At least the challenger is willing to take the next step: ‘shall slash you in a million pieces!’, and this reflects the true nature of what we understand the ‘devil’ to be – be it ‘the devil’ the poet is referring to or something that is associated with the nature of ‘the devil’ – e.g. an inner ability, a frustration! There is the reference to ‘he laughed,while his voice echoed mine’ – the direct outcome. The nature of ‘the devil’ is that he is no ‘fool’ to get tricked into any confrontation, and there is the knowing from the poet’s side, that ‘the devil’ or personification thereof – e.g. the situation, the frustration etc. will be back next time. You either capitulate or ‘pay back’ in kind – ‘he laughed while his voice echoed mine’. The poet did not capitulate, but ‘paid back’ – unafraid to take ‘him on’ or that what causes the frustration. My friend, you have a fine poem here. Some of us still need to learn! Frans
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If you disagree with an assessment or the use of certain descriptors in such an assessment, that's your absolute right and I commend you for expressing that. However, to say "it's a pity" to "take liberty..." I find it a little disturbing that you think liberty is a pity.
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Hallo Frans ...
you are such an analytical wizard!
Thank you for your profound words. The irony is: the devil has no power whatsoever, and addressing the devil, the own weaknesses are illuminated and addressed ... And this is how spiritual growth comes about ...
What often happens is: in our weak moments we are attacked. That is a fact! We should be aware of our own weaknesses and the traps we ourselves create. That means we MUST be honest about our own failures ...
The devil is very real and is always on the prey to see where he can play havoc with our peace, by instigating emotional turmoil.
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Truely Great....
This is awsome. I can relate with how offten the devil seems to keep his hands on our work. We try to show strenth but he threatens to cut us down, and if we dont hold strong to our true goals, we may just faulter.. but i guess the moral here is that we must provail even if it means, to call the devil out on his work. An awsome write, i hope to read more like it.
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Thank you ...
for commenting and for speaking words of wisdom and of truth.
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Sorry, but this poem is crap.
"i shall slash you in a million pieces!"
What kind of presumptuous, overinflated, overdramatic line is that?
And all these other people that commented have this mentality of "oh, this poem is (seemingly) Christian so that automatically makes it good." I wouldn't even automatically assume it to be from a Christian standpoint upon reading it but apparently everyone else did.
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Hallo Kronos o
Thank you for the honest comment.
Of course if you read the poem, you will see your comment is exactly what the poem wanted to stress: all anger and fights are presumptuous, overinflated, overdramatic ... I could not have said it better. Your comment truly added to the poem.
You know, evil is but using us to do its dirty work! And often we are much too willing to oblige.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
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At least someone around here appreciates honest opinions. Thanks for saying so, and let me be the first to say I welcome any negative feedback on my own poetry as it only helps me improve as a poet.
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nice
Ive often felt the same way
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Thank you ...
for reading and commenting
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Yuppers.
In Jesus name the devil is DEFINITELY destroyed.
GOod one.
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There are many hurt souls ...
and often so called "good" people are responsible for that hurt ... It saddens me. Yes ... Jesus has brought victory for us all, but we nevertheless fail often.
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this is a great write.
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The power of faith over evil is God given and pure. This is a power poem for the soul. Bravo!
Love,
Amera♥
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well contrived lol our fingertips take on so many new meanings nowadays!
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Indeed!
Communicating will never be the same again! Watch out who is typing with you!
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Excellent
I read this and thought about the turmoil in my own life and he is such a bugger because he laughs at us around every corner...he want to lead us into temptation...
Okay I am straying off my thoughts...with so few words you really said so much...I really loved reading this piece
Thank you for sharing
Kind Regards
Tessa
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Tessa ...
Thank you so much for reading and commenting. We all have our strifes ...
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great poem
it is true, this little devil that's with us wherever we go, asserts his opinion on every thing we ever think of. he makes us feel hopeless and helpless. he makes people hate one another... et cetra. the key is to know the difference between YOU and HIM.
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Do you know how brilliant that line is?
The key is to know the difference between YOU and HIM
You speak with the maturity of a soul that suffered much ...
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this makes me think of the devil that resides inside all of us, always wanting an escape and laughing at our lives, a good poem
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Ah, Ian ...
the devil is vicious in its blames. And: we give him the power.
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