I had a Dream that I Dined with the Devil

I had a dream that I dined with the devil and he said that he sought my soul

But the market had climbed and cracked and crashed so now it’s worth less than coal

He said he would make me an offer, but he wouldn’t make dreams come true

So he slapped down some money which I thought was funny till one stack turned to two

Temptation began as I noticed my hand reach out to touch the bread

I was in a bad place in this stupid rat race and needed to get ahead

He called it a wage and said it’d come yearly, all it costs is half of my days

I considered the pay and extended my hand, our eyes now locked in one gaze.

He extended his too and licked his lips as he lowered his ugly goat arm

And as we shook hands, I shook awake just in time for my blaring alarm

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