A New Narrative

God:

In the stillness of the heavens, we meet once more,

Two ancient beings, each with our lore.

You, cast in shadow, bearer of the night,

And I, in light, forever bright.

Devil:

Ah, the Almighty, radiant and grand,

I stand here, a contrast, dark and unmanned.

Condemned, they say, for rebellion and pride,

Yet here, in your presence, I have nothing to hide.

God:

I see you, Lucifer, in your truest form,

Not as an enemy, but as a storm.

A force of nature, wild and free,

Part of the whole, just as you should be.

Devil:

Your words are strange, accepting and kind,

Not the judgment I’m used to find.

Do you not see the chaos I’ve sown,

The hearts I've hardened, the seeds I've grown?

God:

I see it all, the dark and the light,

Every shadow deepens the day’s delight.

Without your contrast, the night and the pain,

How would souls know joy, love, or gain?

Devil:

So, you acknowledge my role in this play,

The tempter, the trickster, leading astray.

Yet you speak with such grace, without blame,

Seeing in me more than my shame.

God:

I see beyond, to the essence within,

A soul once bright, now burdened by sin.

But sin is a lesson, a path to tread,

Not a curse, but a way to be led.

Devil:

And what of those who fall to my snare,

Who lose their way in despair?

Do you forgive them, as you forgive me,

Seeing the potential in what they could be?

God:

Forgiveness is woven in the fabric of time,

A melody sung in each soul’s climb.

Every fall is a step to ascend,

Every wound, a chance to mend.

Devil:

Your compassion, it humbles, it confounds,

In this eternal dance, in these rounds.

Perhaps in your light, I find my place,

Not as a foe, but part of the grace.

God:

In the grand design, every role is divine,

Yours and mine, intertwined.

Acceptance is the key, love the thread,

Binding all in the tapestry spread.

Devil:

Then in this acceptance, I find peace,

A quieting of my endless cease.

If you, the Almighty, can see me whole,

Then perhaps there’s hope for my restless soul.

God:

Hope is eternal, a flame ever bright,

Guiding all through the darkest night.

Embrace who you are, with all your might,

For in acceptance, there lies true sight.