The Empyrean

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bitter devil says, "All your 
dreams are crap," says, "You shouldn't
trouble with fantasy, boy--
there's space for you in the coal
mines," says, "honey and cream's
for princesses, Kings and Queens,"
says, "you'll never amount to
	   anything."

bitter devil says, "you find
a man's soul in his colon,"
says, "he loses a little 
of it ev'ry day as he
sits on the throne," says, "life gives
you shit, you might as well have 
a shitty attitude and
curse the day your were born."

bitter devil eats
all children over
ten years old.

bitter devil eats me
bitter devil eats you
bitter devil eats them.

is he eating at you now?

© 2002 by daniel ml. All rights reserved.

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