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The Devil's advocate

April 4, 2015
By SkippyPeanutbutter SILVER, Utrecht, Other
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&quot;Happiness can be found, even at the darkest of times. If one only remembers to turn on the light.&quot; -Albus Dumbledore<br /> &quot;We&#039;re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?&quot; -the Eleventh Doctor

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All his life the Devil had been excluded,
For he was ‘Evil’, or so was alluded.
He did not value the standards by which one should live,
Apparently enough reason to misgive.

 

The Devil sighed.
A race that shuns everything that is not akin,
Cannot possibly tell good from sin.

 

If they were good,
Then he did not want to be included.
They lived lives full of falsehood:
Happy hypocrites; drastically deluded.

© Matt F., Pierz, MN

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Poem on good and evil. (it was an assignment dor english)

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SkippyPeanutbutter SILVER said...
on Jul. 31 2015 at 9:13 am
SkippyPeanutbutter SILVER, Utrecht, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found, even at the darkest of times. If one only remembers to turn on the light.&quot; -Albus Dumbledore<br /> &quot;We&#039;re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?&quot; -the Eleventh Doctor

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thank you for all yur kind comments!
Beila BRONZE said...
on Jul. 31 2015 at 4:37 am
Beila BRONZE, Palo Alto, California
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Dead on. The poem is sincere, concise, and thought-provoking. I like your style. It is a great skill in writing to be able to effectively convey ideas in so few words. In short, I'm impressed.