Deceiver-By Susan Thomas

People know my name
Devil
Lucifer
Satan
and they think I am fantasy
a silly guy in red
with a pointed tail
and a stupid pitchfork
they laugh
because they don't me
they don't know my work
or see how I work my magic
in their pathetic lives
I am the whisper
that tells you to sleep in today
I am the voice
that tells you to lie
I am the jealousy you feel
I am the coldness in your heart
I am the part that judges and condemns
I am the shame you feel
I am the gossiping voice
I am what makes you boastful of your sin
My name is a joke to so many
nothing but a scary story
This is my great deception
you won't fight me
I am just a fantasy