The Ancient Lie
In Eden’s primal splendor, the devil lied to Eve.
By tooth and fang—a damning Lie, that she did not perceive.
The devil said, “Oh, did God say, to eat this fruit is sin?
“He knows that it’ll make you wise, and you’ll become like Him.”
When I grew up, life grew hard. My faith in God grew weak.
I looked for other options, then I heard the devil speak:
“Like God you will become, the future you will tell,
“The ghostly dead will greet you, through this necromantic spell.
“With potion, charm and magick, your will--for good or bane.
“Through sorcery and wizardry and witchery you’ll reign!”
I believed that Ancient Lie and studied twenty years.
Witchcraft, Spells, Kabbalah-- an endless House of Mirrors.
Then I saw the prince of lies and eyed him face to face.
In his hand he clutched the fruit from Eden's sad disgrace.
God had locked that Garden Gate and kicked the devil out.
But Satan stole that piece of fruit and touts it all about.
These powers called occult, are powers obsolete--
Fragments from the Garden, that he clings to in defeat.
The system is a ploy, the devil's sleight of hand.
Dim memory from Eden; he exploits it when he can.
We cannot become God, the devil knows full well.
He ran that scam before, and he ended up in Hell.
Let’s not go there with him; take care the choice we make.
When life is dead and done, our eternity's at stake.