Guest Post: Jibril

Today's guest blogger is Mary Jeddore Blakney with an excerpt from her novel Resist the Devil:

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I am of the mujihadeen.

My father was a traitor and now he abides in the fire where he belongs. I will not be like him.

I am of the faithful ones and my day will come. The unbelievers will be surprised, and I will secure my place in the Garden.


My mother is a fool.

She listens to the lies of the unbelievers. 

 But I am of the faithful ones and my day will come.

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I will secure my place in the Garden, and my mother’s eyes will be opened and she will be saved from the fire.


I am Jibril: Mighty One of God.

My day has not yet come, but it will come.

Perhaps my preparation will take longer than I had thought, but it will come.

I will be diligent and study, and I will secure my place in the Garden, and save my mother from the fire.


My training has taken longer than I ever imagined.

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I have studied, I have researched, I have developed discipline, endurance, strength and skill.

My day draws near.

I am of the mujihadeen.

Deluded

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I wonder if this makes sense.

We sit here and smile as though  

we're both content,

When we both know there is 

nothing left to say,

nowhere left to go,

And we are caught

in a never ending loop of

"I'm fine"s, and rote interaction.

Things were great, for a while,

but then we couldn't ignore our

lies, our insecurities; our inability

To see past ourselves.

Selfish. We were selfish. 

To be honest, I think you still are.

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I mean, come on. Who were you 

kidding when you said you loved me?

You can't love me. You don't even love 

Yourself. Let me tell you,

It's not easy being the third wheel

In a two-person relationship.

                                     

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 I can't fix you.

I never could.

I just wish I'd realized it sooner.

Here's hoping the next girl you 

snag isn't so deluded.