Death and the Devil
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bairnsidheDeath and the Devil
Walk into a bar
Death raises a brow
As the Devil sits
“Go on and say it,”
The Devil says.
Death pulls a chair down
“Say what, exactly?”
“You think I was stupid,
Reckless, and rude.”
“That’s not what I think,”
Death replies, grim.
“I think you were hurting,
And not looking for help.
I think that’s normal, and
Going to get you killed.”
“I can take care of myself,”
The Devil says hotly.
Death snorts, and brushes
Concrete from horns.
“I know you believe that,
But believing that… well,”
Death snarks from his cup,
“That’s how you get dead.”
“What does it matter to you
If I get myself dead?”
Asks the Devil, “Nobody is
Left to care if I die now.”
“That’s not true,” says Death,
And a million memories flood
Both their minds, of home,
And freedom, family and sky.
“So do I get another try?”
Asks the Devil, not looking,
Not that it matters, and
They both know it.
“We’ll see,” says Death.
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Date: 2017-11-19 05:43 am (UTC)Aww ...
Date: 2017-11-22 07:47 am (UTC)Re: Aww ...
Date: 2017-11-22 04:22 pm (UTC)"Lucifer" gives me feels, like an uncomfortably high number of feels. Which is a kudos to the writers, but means I need to limit my consumption time.
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Date: 2017-11-23 12:54 am (UTC)kinda hard to absorb. rough, that.
i prefer pratchett's Death to most others. Oh, and Gaiman's is right up there with him.
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Date: 2017-11-23 01:11 am (UTC)Pratchett and Gaiman have a gift for those hard characters, alone or together. (I adore Crowley and Aziraphale from Good Omens.)