commit these words
to memory
when the devil comes for you
and believe me
he will come for you
he will not be cloven hoofed
horned scaly
red fleshed fork tongued
with a pointed tail
he will appear on a sunny morning
as the answer
to your prayers
speaking words
you’ve been waiting to hear
all your life
with a loving manner about him
possessing
in his manicured hands
a perfectly packed picnic basket
a bottle of wine
a box of jewels
and two plane tickets
to Antigua