Lucifer (Iblis)

He walks abroad: inhabits souls,

Possesses, those who would know God,

Convinces them he is the Lord, patrols

The inner city streets;

In search of frail minds.

He rapes and tortures, cuts off heads,

And all the while the weak look on,

Or turn and look the other way,

Or make excuse because the kinds

Of men the Devil finds,

Are different.

But those who turn, cast down their eyes,

As first he 'grooms' with love then treats
His victims as his slaves,

Accomplice him after the fact.

Christ taught his followers to pray,

'Deliver us from evil'.

We do not pray, we do not act,

Inhabiting the rational sphere,

Believing man is good and wise.

We only heed the words instead:

"Judge not, lest ye be judged",

Preferring to misunderstand

The words of John

We intellectualise

To countenance our fear.

Should we not call out Lucifer?

Should we not label right and wrong?

If we do not, how can we say

Our consciences are clear?

Seeking ever to comprehend,

We make excuse, we lose command.

The truth is simple, hear!