A haunting poem about a man who betrays loved ones for wealth, only to lose everything and face a life of regret.
Copyright © Priya Florence Shah
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He stood before
the gleaming pen,
A devil’s contract
there and then.
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Temptation
whispered in his ear,
“Sign your name;
there’s naught to fear.”
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The ink was red,
the promise gold,
The price unspoken,
truth untold.
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For silver coins,
he turned his face.
Betraying love
for wealth’s embrace.
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They thought that they
could steal her light,
To bask in glow
not theirs by right.
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But all they gained
was fleeting flame,
A hollow crown,
an empty name.
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Just a pawn in
God’s grand plan,
Unknowing,
betrayed his clan.
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God used the Queen
to test his heart,
And greed tore
every bond apart.
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He failed the test;
his soul now chained,
His wealth dissolved,
his fortune drained.
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Stripped of gold,
his treasures gone,
Condemned to toil
from dusk till dawn.
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The Devil laughs,
the deal complete,
The man undone,
his fate concrete.
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For riches gained
by love betrayed,
Will fade as shadows
strip the shade.
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And in the dark,
his hollow cry.
A soul now lost,
a heart run dry.
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Now frail and bent,
diseased, near death,
He gasps for peace
with every breath.
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The Devil waits,
a smirking shade,
To claim the soul,
the bargain made.
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