Long ago, when I was young,
I lived across from a corner slum.
Schoolyard was not much fun
With the needles and damage done.
One night, dreaming, I was in my bed.
Heard a scratching and was filled with dread.
A giant beetle was behind my bunk,
And the sky had turned to blood.
Heard a noise, so I peeked outside.
There was a car pulling in my drive.
Thing was older than the sands of time,
And the driver stepped inside.
Was an old man with a walking stick,
Straw hat, dusty suit. I felt sick.
When I cracked the blind,
His icy gaze caught mine.
It was then I realized
It was the devil himself outside.
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