The night was dark,
When I fell asleep,
And the day,
Was morning,
When I woke up.
Each day,
Was a different story,
Due to my sleep,
Or lack of sleep.
Despite all that,
I would always,
Follow my consciousness,
Being within a dream or not -
" Is life but a dream anyway? "
I thought to myself
From then on,
I had a chat
With the devil itself.
Who just happened to appear
Out of nowhere.
The conversation,
Went like this.
" Behold,
The Crown of Fire and Ash. "
Shouted the devil.
" He who possesses this,
Shall obtain the power
Of fire and ash. "
" Sweet!
Can I have,
The crown of fire and ash!? '
I asked.
" No! "
The devil responded.
Not willing to settle on that, I pleaded.
" Please? "
" Well ... "
The Devil thought.
" Since you put it like that, Hell no! "
He replied with a chuckle.
I felt ashamed,
For I envied his puns,
But I was determined,
To get that crown from him.
" Pretty please! "
I begged.
The devil stood silently,
As if it were stunned.
" No one has ever used the words
' Pretty Please ' before. "
It replied.
" Just for that,
I will let you have it. "
" Really!? "
I replied in excitement.
" NOT!!! "
Shouted the devil,
Bursting out laughing.
I had a sudden pain
In my heart.
I applied my right palm
And put pressure on it
" Oh the ' Not ' card,
My one weakness. "
I shouted.
" That always gets me. "
It was from then on,
That I knew,
That this devil was smart -
" Perhaps a trade? "
I suggested.
" Oh ...? "
The devil said.
" Perhaps,
What do you wish to trade? "
" My soul ... "
I offered.
" For the crown. "
" Nah. "
The devil shook its head.
" Got any bubble wrap? "
" What? "
I said in confusion.
" BUBBLE WRAP! "
Shouted the devil.
" Do you have any? "
" Oh uh ...
I said nervously.
" Yeah sure,
I might have some. "
I was about
To walk towards my closet,
But I couldn't quite comprehend,
Its reasoning for wanting bubble wrap.
I stopped,
And turn towards the devil.
" What is it,
That you want with bubble wrap? "
I asked.
" It's not any,
Of your damn business,
On why I want bubble wrap. "
Argued the devil.
" Hey,
There's no reason
To be hostel. "
The devil stopped arguing
And looked down on the ground.
" I'm sorry. "
It said in sad, quite tone.
" I'm still in anger management. "
" It's all good. "
I replied
" Let me see,
If I can find you some bubble wrap. "
I opened up,
The closet door,
And began my search.
A minute passed,
As I found a couple,
Of packaging boxes,
And lo and behold,
There was some bubble wrap.
I pulled out the box,
And presented it,
To the devil.
In a childish excitement,
The devil approached the box.
Its eyes began to glow,
As it gazed at the sight,
Of the unpoped bubble wrap.
* pop * * pop * pop *
One after another,
The devil popped,
The numerous small,
Air cushions.
It began to get weird
After it started,
Giggling like a girl.
" Are you ok? "
I said with concern.
The devil ignored me,
For it was caught,
In a moment of such pure joy.
I asked again,
Only this time,
I waved my hand,
In front of its face.
" I said,
Are you ok? "
Through anger,
The devil began,
To hiss at me.
" Never get in between,
The devil and bubble wrap! "
The devil shouted.
I immediately backed away
" I don't have a problem! "
The devil continued.
" I'm trying to quit!
Just take the stupid crown! "
As it threw the crown,
Towards my direction.
The devil vanished,
Without a trace
" Bubble wrap ... "
I sighed.
" Not even once. "
" Oh well,
At least I got
The crown of fire and ash.
I wonder if it fits. "
As I put on the crown,
I bursted into flames,
Until I was nothing but ash.
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