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Open Poetry #37

Evil

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2006-02-24 12:21 PM

EVIL
November 1998

Before you, I thought evil was dark, satanic and extreme.
Now I know that one can be a little evil.
Evil is a very bad kind of bad,
but one can be only a little bad kind of bad.
It’s like the difference between a mass murderer
and someone who wanted to murder one person and didn’t
through no good of his own
and didn’t tell anyone
so no one knows what he nearly did
and he forgets
and the evil thought is lost.

Or it can come in the form of lots of little selfish deeds
that temporarily crush others in little ways.
The resilient victims rebound
and forget the act
but not the hurt it brought
and they have the scars by which to remember.

- Owl

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

1 posted 2006-02-24 01:38 PM

How wise are your words.
Those of us carrying around these inner scars sometimes wish that they were on the surface so we could at least apply salve to our wounds.
Awesome.
hugs, Chris

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

2 posted 2006-02-24 04:02 PM

Perfect and very profound Diana. Thank you.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

3 posted 2006-02-24 11:45 PM

Thank you Nightshade and Kate for your kind words. This was written to a particular person at the time, but unfortunately a great many people do a great deal of harm with their hidden little evils.

- Owl

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