THE LAST NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
So my friend, you plan to leave
It’s not an option, I do believe
Stay here with me, in the warm
We can still cook up a storm
Many more contracts to sign
And realise the choice is mine
Yes, this was an intern posting
You know that here is roasting
Lots of souls still so undecided
Just tell them what’s provided
A life that satisfies every whim
Choice isn’t going out on a limb
But you succumbed to my pitch
All this, and yet so keen to ditch
I do admit that I never suspected
A forged signature, uncorrected
Your tenure here just for a while
Surely you’ll leave with a smile
It’s experience for your resume
But you’ll be back again someday
You have been a good trainee
So please do not abandon me
And if you stay, I have a notion
I’ll even offer you a promotion
How about second in command
With much unsatisfied demand
But if you must, just turn and go
For millennia, I’ve run this show
I guess soon there’ll be another
Oh, have you met your brother
Just ignore that annoying whine
I’ve told him he was next in line