They laughed when he showed up
with a résumé in hand.
Tail tucked, horns sanded down,
wore a tie, shook hands.
“I used to tempt kings,
whispered wars into ears.
Now I scroll headlines
and choke back tears.”
He tried marketing
but humans were better
at selling lies with smiling teeth
and discount codes for sin.
He applied for politics
but found the position filled
by those who make devils
blush in admiration.
Tried tech
but algorithms already knew
how to addict, divide,
and hollow out souls
with precision.
Even in war,
they no longer need whispers.
They bomb hospitals
and call it strategy.
He offered corruption.
They offered quarterly targets.
“They don’t need me anymore,”
he sighed to the clerk.
“They’ve mastered the craft.
I was just a spark
They made it an industry.”
Now he wanders,
CV in flames,
hoping someone will want
a washed-up fallen angel
who simply can’t compete
with modern man.
This poem uses satire to explore the depths of human moral decay, flipping the traditional narrative of evil. Once feared, Satan is now obsolete, as humanity’s capacity for cruelty, manipulation, and greed has far surpassed mythic malevolence.
