Come to play
Have you ever asked-
The devil to play?
Asked him to come,
For a game of hide and seek.
Ten, nine, eight, seven-
He counts with closed eyes.
Voice echoing through your body,
Freezing you to the floor.
Six, five, four-
Hellfire melts the ice.
As you search for hiding spot.
That allows you to keep your soul.
Three, two-
Curled up in a ball.
The air settles around you,
In a numbing silence.
One-
The door opens,
And the game has begun.
The devil has come to play.
-A.L.Tucker
A.L.Tucker 