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The train goes on

I pace the carriages

Alone

The silence deafening

The sound of my shoes

Piercing the silence

Loudly

"Well, aren't you a loner,"

A voice said

From behind me

I turned, and shuddered

The Devil sat there

Looking unimpressed

Prim and proper

In a dapper tuxedo

His tail waving menacingly

"What?" he said

A puzzled look on his face

"Never seen the Devil before?

Well worry not

I'm just here to help

A lonely soul like you

To get through

This... boring train ride"

He stood from his seat

"The old stranger

Thinks you really can control

Your whole destiny

Face it, kid

You're a mess!

You're worse than a toddler

And I know you know

That fact very well"

He sneered

"But, no fear

All you need to do

Is ask

And ye shall receive"

A curt bow

And a fickle smile

The Devil was driving a hard bargain

And a bargain it was

"Everything you could imagine

Your entire Life

Right at your fingertips

No hassle, no fuss

No more trouble"

He held it

In his palm

Outstretched

"Don't you want that?"

How could I resist?

The Devil laughed

"What a fool you are!

Truly all mortals

Just like you

Give in to their greed

Just to get what they cannot!"

He was so close

Too close

The train nearly derailed

The lights went out

And as I woke

The Devil had already gone

"The Devil is full of wiles"

Said the stranger

Sitting by my side

"Fall not to his trickery

Or it will mean the death of you

Like how you almost died

Barely moments ago"

"If he had won," I asked

Trembling where I sat

"What then?"

"Your journey

Would take you straight

To damnation

Do you want that?

To live an eternity in hell?

Stay strong

Have faith

And you will do fine"

As the train

Began to depart

Once more, on this journey

I pen it all down

And I make sure

I learn my lesson well

Learn this lesson well

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