Satan built a highway <br /> Across the United States <br />And straight up to Alaska <br /> To span the Bering Strait* <br />Then out across Siberia <br /> Did Satan’s Turnpike run <br />To the coast of Europe <br /> Joining two landmasses as one. <br />Across three continents distance <br /> That four lane pavement ran <br />So you could drive your car by land <br />From New York to Paris, France. <br /> <br />And Satan was an architect <br /> And he built his buildings tall. <br />And Satan was a builder <br /> And he built his bridges strong. <br />And Satan was a draftsman <br /> Who designed with arc and pen <br />And Satan was a teacher <br /> Of the hearts and minds of men. <br /> <br />And Satan was a good man <br /> Who never did nobody wrong. <br />He said, “I’m not responsible <br /> For what other people have done. <br />If I did only half the things <br /> For which I take the blame, <br />It would not be a hundredth <br /> What’s been done in the <br /> Other One’s Name.” <br /> <br /> SATAN’S TURNPIKE <br /> <br />____________ <br />(* A suspension bridge across the Bering <br />Strait, once thought to be impossible, is <br />now a thoroughly achievable architectural <br />feat.)<br /><br />Theresa Haffner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/satan-s-turnpike/
