doing their thing
and Lucifer steps forward and says
"Hey, let's play a game."
The angels gather in chorus and reply
"What sort of game?"
Lucifer smirks and says
"You'll see. We gotta get the big guy involved first."
So they go up and knock on his door
boom, boom, boom
and, of course, he's home
"Yes?"
"Want to play a game with you." Lucifer speaks for the choir.
"Oh?...what sort of game?"
Lucifer glows a little brighter and answers
"Its called Hide and Seek."
God doesn't do anything extra-special but is uncommonly curious
"How do you play this game?"
Lucifer, again with the smirk, steps even closer to God and says
"Well, one of us will hide and the rest of us will try to find him."
God shows his favor for the game
by making the whole of Creation
as we know it, in but half an instant.
He asks,
"Oh that sounds like a splendid game. Who hides first?"
Lucifer, the smirk is ever-present, answers,
"You do."
originally Published on AIDYs Poetry Blog
The Revolt of the Angels - Anatole France
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