evil silently lurks in the darkness
as does the good side,
patiently lingering and luring
reluctant recruits from their cribs,
church going child molesters
spouse abusers and alcoholics
all dress the same way,
garments of fashion and leisure
tucked nicely away in styles,
no one knows for sure who they are
where they have been or from
where they recently arrived...
but here they all are, mingled
among us like rats in a cage,
waiting and planning the deed,
plotting out their escape and
lines of commination as if
normal is no longer obscene.
beside us they live, watching as
we curiously go about our business,
ignoring their presence and their
sideways glances into our space.
evil and goodness lurk together
in the same shadows in the same
back alleys and dirty gutters...
they were once us as we were
once them in different lives
seldom investigated but there
nonetheless... side by side.
June 6, 2025
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