As a child I was taught
to despise this world —
the World, the Flesh, and the Devil,
but the world I have found
is a beautiful place,
and I’ve nothing but praise
for the Flesh, while the Devil
as yet I never have met
but I think
He’s just had a bad press.
Pete Crowther
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-world-the-flesh-and-the-devil/