Devil Takes the Youngest

Poetry | Randy Conway Poems

DEVIL TAKES THE YOUNGEST

by Randy Conway

Living in a world of make believe

Unable to deal with reality

Arrested development is the rule

And the moniker of this generation is– fooled

Unable to cope with difficulty

Crushed under life’s intensity

No longer is there Intuitive nature of motherhood

And lost is the knowledge of Godly manhood.

 

How many generations were sent out unprepared

Into a world of tribulation, pain and even despair?

Learning simple life skills is now considered a lost art

And unprepared and without skills they quickly fall apart.

 

Universities full of young adults must offer emotional counseling

All because for generations now truth we have been denouncing.

Emotionally dysfunctional and unable to bear life’s normal stress

And the children that will be spawned by them will grow in that distress.

 

Commitment to motherhood, to fatherhood or marriage is gone

And it will be another generation for evil minions to feed upon.

Do grandparents still pray for the children in their line

Do parents cherish their children and realize the limit to time?

 

Do pastors have the tools to minister in this age

Where unchecked emotions can turn quickly into rage?

Do teachers really care about their students or just the pay

And will there be healing for us all or does evil win the day?

 

Intelligence among this generation is at an all time high

But wisdom and coping skills are left to days gone by

It is no fault of their own this belongs to those who came before

If they had the proper tools and truth this generation would soar.

Soar to heights we have never even dreamed before

Love has been removed and replaced by that which God abhors

Truth has been removed and left a void for lies to fill

And a predatory system seeking to destroy, to steal and kill.

 

Seeking those to whom the Truth remains a stranger

And history proves the devil always targets the younger.

Yes, the devil takes the youngest even from the womb

And he will seek to devour them from day one unto the tomb.

 

The overseer is the one to prepare and to protect

The mother is the one to love and to direct

The House should be a temple where Truth is displayed

The process of the House should be where Truth is staid.

 

The Word of God is where stability and life skills are learned

Not a place where attention, love and care are spurned.

Who is responsible for the condition of this age

Will there be a liability demanded is there a price to pay?

 

Who pays the greatest price those liable or the generations coming

Who is the party responsible for all the worlds shortcomings?

By God’s grace there is no condemnation for those who are in Him

Through His mercy the future is a future of hope not one that is grim.

 

He paid the price that was impossible for us to pay

For our failures yesterday and our failures today.

In Christ there is no longer any failure for any generation

But a life of hope, of joy, accomplishment and expectation.

 

Without Him we remain but fools

Arrested development continues to rule

The youngest the devil continues to seek

But Truth and hope the power of my tongue shall speak.

 

 

By randy conway

 Nov. 23, 2025