The genuine mephastophalian genius did not yet come into my view until far later.
I can't help but recollect now on my foolishness and honestly remind myself of the great deal I'd made without knowing. Truly, I was lucky.
He came to my door with a sublime air about him; dressed in elegant, far out-of-date clothes... my favorite kind. His skin was jaundice, but his hair was long and his form was well hidden, aside from his face. His eyes flashed with such ruthless honesty that I could not refuse his admittance into my home.
The man introduced himself as Lucious, and said that he had heard of my talents in art and "persuasion". He said that he could grant me such potency as an artist, a creative genre all my own! Then he told me, all it would cost is my small part in his masterplan.
Then, he exumed from his pocket, a flask of the sweetest, most decadant liquor I'd ever inhaled, and poured me a small portion. I held the cup, studying it momentarily; then drank deeply. He rested his chin on his netted, gloved fingers and smiled as I drank.
"You know, you are quite intellegant." He told me, " Not many people take this deal with such a calculative stride." He shook his head. "Most are far too concerned with their purity and salvation."
Between gulps, I told him. "Purity is here and gone too instantaniously. And salvation is self-awarded." He laughed, and we were gone.
Author notes
C O U N D E S S A S C A R L O T T I *phew..*
I'd just like to make it abundantly clear that I do not believe in Satan. I'm not even christian, but I'm certainly not a Satanist.
So there, cast your stones, or whatever...
A contest entry
- PROMPT: BEWARE OF GREEKS BEARING GIFTS!!! by liquidmindforever.
1350 points, ended November 18, 16 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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be very wary of flying stones AND laptops,(the latter of which hurts a lot more). where did you meet this gentlemen and can i get some artistic talent from him?
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Humorous and Rich in Texture.
Dear Poet,
Thank You for posting Your poem to my Contest: "Beware of Greeks bearing Gifts."
This is not a contest about Satanism or Satanic worship. It is about the question:
What does he look like, how would you know if it was him or her and describe such an encounter if You ever had one.
I like what You've done with the poem.
You have some spelling errors which will count against you as a finalist; if you'd care to correct You can start with Your first stanza"Mephistophelian" and go one down and check "intellegant" unless that is a deliberate mis spelling; I suspect that it is?
Also, it is required that You use 6 of the words from the word back and place them into the author notes.
Once you've complied please IM with the TITLE of Your piece and I'll be pleasedto re read and possibly add to the finalists.
meanwhile,
thank you again for Your submission
till then
stay
liquid -
Interesting
I liked it, it was original. The plot was good and the ending certainly offered something to ponder.
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