DARE TO KNOW THE DEVIL I KNOW?

Poison is not always bitter.

So watch for the sweet and tush ones

Nollywood portrayal of the devil

Has given that mentality that he's ugly

And has a scary appearance

But the truth is that the devil is not what he's called

His image is cute, handsome and suits the eye

The very opposite of what we've been made to believe

He appears as a light and not darkness

He appears as a friend and not foes

He disguises as a helper and not a heckler

Imagine he appears as we know him to be

Then none would fall for his trick

Imagine the show up like that black creature

Then all and sundry would have kept their spaces

But the truth is when the devil appears,

he does under the guise of an innocent soul

Imagine all witches fly during the day

Wouldn't you have control your tongues when you near one

But they do not, that beautiful damsel you so admire

Might just be one, but you know not.

Why wait till you see the true image of evil before you control yourself?

Why not learn that habit of controlling your tongue?

Because the devil appear not the way you believe

Even as I typed this, the emoji shows up a monster head

But it is not the real devil, I know.

Care to know the devil I know?

To be continued...

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