two thousand years
of relentless propaganda
and yet we persist
writing operas
about sympathy for the devil
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785098-The-Rolling-Stones---In-5-lines for those interested, the Stones wrote this classic after reading Bulgakov's book -- which is itself a variation of the Faust story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_Margarita
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