the Devil's work

f'iend's of favour
we were raised
in the same neighbourhood
went to the same schools as each other
and shared the same values.
as terrible as it may be
i found trust and laughter,
sound advice
and a beating heart
in the words of the one Devil, i knew so well.
we, together, related by the family name
spoke openly and honestly
about our expectations of each other
even when our passion for indecent behavior
was enmeshed in a squabble,
over who was in the wrong
i knew he could not harm me...
and now i know,
Death has become the two of Us.
and I, like the Devil i knew so well
am guilty
of all our Sins.