The Food Devil

Hey there lonely girl. 
Why that look on your face? 
Wait – you don’t have to say. 
I know how you’re feeling. 
If I tell you, and I’m right 
Will you come with me? 
I can give you the answer 
You search for. Trust me.

Let me see. Look into my eyes 
So I can look into yours. 
Emptiness is there, 
But don’t worry – I can fill it. 
Loneliness – I see that too. 
But with me you won’t care. 

What else do I see? 
Don’t look away. 
Don’t try to hide anything. 
We made a deal – 
If what I say is true 
You take my remedy. 

There’s pain. A lot of it. 
From where? And why? 
So much for one so young. 
There, there.  It’s okay to cry. 
You try to hide it, but you can’t. 
It’s just lucky for you  
No one looks too closely. 
Right? I thought so. 
You see it’s true, what I say. 
And it is hurting you to hear it said. 
For which I am sorry. 
I don’t meant to add to your pain. 
But please do bear with me – 
I will help take it away. 

So now you’re wondering: 
What’s the answer? 
Don’t worry. It’s coming soon. 
But first: you trust me, right? 
You saw I spoke the truth. 
And I understand you, see. 
No one else does, but I do. 
I’m your only friend. 
Remember that – 
Your only friend. 

So, give me your hand. 
Take what I give. 
Don’t be alarmed. 
Take it. Eat it. 
It won’t hurt you. It will help. 
That’s it. Have it all. 
You’re smiling. 
It’s working already. 
I told you I have the answer. 

Feeling good now? That’s great. 
No more emptiness in your eyes. 
And no more loneliness. 
You’ve found your friend. 
Not me – 
I won’t always be here. 
But it will. 
Be here when you need it, that is. 
Like a true friend. 
But a word of warning. 
Don’t go too long without it. 
It’s there for you, 
But you must be there for it too. 
Not that you will forget it. 
It you try, it will call your name. 
You don’t like being lonely. 
And it doesn’t like that either. 
You’re made for each other, you know. 

Oh, it’s great to see you smiling now! 
Your eyes are shining. 
They’re quite pretty like that. 
You feel good now, don’t you? 
What’s that? You feel guilty? 
Don’t be silly. 
There isn’t anything to feel guilty about. 
Why should you? 
Don’t you deserve it? 
Don’t you deserve happiness too? 

And as for those people 
Who will look down on you for this,  
If they cared so much for your happiness 
They would provide it for you. 
But they don’t, 
So you look elsewhere. 
Their fault. Not yours. 
Let them judge. 
They’re no better than you anyway. 
They’ve all got their vices too. 

There, that’s it. It’s all okay. 
You’ve found your answer, 
So hold on tight. 
There may be times of doubt, 
When you think it’s the wrong solution, 
But don’t dwell on that. 
Just keep the faith. 
Besides, now you’ve had it, 
There’s no going back. 
You’ll look for other ways 
But you’ll keep returning to this. 
Just stay true to it, and full, 
And nothing else will matter. 

Well, I’ve got to go. 
So many need my help. 
But hey, best of luck. 
And one last thing 
Before I move on – 
Don’t you ever lose that smile!