the devil
If NPR’s
to be believed
the devil may
be in the de–
tails: but thanks to
contributions
from your local
station you can
hear it direct
from the horse’s
(sorry) from the
philosopher’s
mouth, expected
to announce this
evening that a
ceasefire has been
brokered between
forces hostile
to the very
meaning of the
word unique and
those who believe
that history is
just more of the
same. Agreed to
by the parties
are the following
articles in
outline to be
fleshed out at a
later date: that
the devil is
uncertainty,
our confidence
his enemy,
and a single–
minded purpose
is our greatest
strength. No flinching,
no concession
of lesser points
will be condoned
by leadership,
and no resort
will be made to
diplomatic
inquiry. But
holding fast to
the tenets of
the one true faith
we make our way:
Unity through
conversion is
to be preferred.
Despise the past,
doubt the future.
And keep in mind
at all times that
division is
of Man not God.