On walls live creatures
They don’t just have ears
They have eyes and they have teeth
And they sure don’t have tears
What adds to their terrors
Is that they can’t be easily seen
But you can feel their presence
If you are one of their victims
They can communicate with each other
With a system more sophisticated
Than that of elephants or whales
It’s so sophisticated that only
Intelligent Design can explain them
They have concrete manifestations
But they are mostly abstract
No wonder so is their food
They don’t eat your meat
They eat your lives and your work and your protestations
You can be safe from them if you want
It’s all a matter of belief and loyalty and obedience
As it has always been through the ages
With other kinds of fearsome creatures
The question is whether you accept
The benevolent supremacy of the Intelligent Designer
Who put them there to watch over you
Just believe and abide and salvation can be yours
Don’t and you, with your work and your life
Can be completely mucked up, inside and outdoors