Evil's Lie

There are things that wander in our souls

in the deep dark recesses 

where light seldom shines

there are things that wander

deep with in

and make us miserable

but evil's lie

tells us

this is not so

it must be them

those..... others

out there

they are the problem

not me

so we play the victim

poor me

or we create victims

as we export our own darkness

elsewhere

how else can we use

even scripture

to legitimate

prejudice, violence, hatred, killing?

 

those people

they are the problem

those Democrats, those Republicans

those Muslims

those homosexuals

those drunks

those lazy poor

those greedy rich

 

those retards

those cretins 

 

they are the problem

and I must attack them!

there is no shadow on my side

there is no shadow in me

 

and so we go with evil's lie

and fail to see

and accept

the shadow within

 

and so the darkness remains

lurking

in our depths

 

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God help us let the light shine

in the recesses of our souls

and not export our darkness