I taught the devil a lesson one day,
And she turned into a liar.
She told me the truth but also said
She was excellent at faking.
Excellent at faking? I said,
Well what do you mean?
And so she said, “Give me some water,
I’ll turn it to wine, or the reverse;”
And handed it to me for the taking.
I drank from the cup
To know for myself
The truth from a lie;
Sand in its place
I spit out what’d come to my lips:
The water’d completely gone dry!
The truth, the lies, the devilish grin
on her face after just one sip.
How could you?! I said,
You told me you’d show me the truth!
She said, the truth is the lie
Why didn’t you know, when
I’ve already furnished you proof?
The lesson my friends is this, you see,
Don’t doubt what you already know.
A person is not quite human, indeed,
When it’s only their weakness they’ll show.
Erika
