The Evil One
January 2025
There he came, the evil one with the scowl a permanent feature
to ravage more and blight the meek with unrestrained glee
I felt and feel that the world would not allow such a creature
But here he is, sitting in the chair again, pompous and beastly
His targets are those that would expose his vile plan
Their hearts pure, and their motives, altruistic and true
And they suffer through the swagger, the flames to fan
Even if they sputter and die, from efforts of the noble few
He is but a child, just wanting to be loved and fed
But the tantrum comes quickly when he is refused
and the hapless masses that our troubles bred
cheer him on as their champion, who they did choose
The worst is still coming, and soon, I fear in my heart
He has more support and thus more power to dip into
He has divided the people and did their passions compart
and will call that a mandate through his rants, spilled anew
As the wise predicted, the worst of the past is coming again
the blame and calling out of neighbors for ills that we have
We came out as self-righteous, in our efforts to make plain
Unable to connect to those suffering, no ideal kind of salve
The forced movement of people, the taunting of allies
the movements to take what we rightly don’t own
The self-proclaimed savior, a demon in callous disguise
Raining down misery to all, perched on his golden throne
He sits in the chair, the evil one here again
The permanent smirk adorning his face
And all we can do, is look forward to when
A valiant angel will come take his place
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