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The thing about evil

is it's always hiding

By HufflecupPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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The thing about evil

is it's always hiding

because cruelty is cowardice

it has to be shrouded in darkness

to have time to take root

it's always pretending to be something else

promises convenience to make you complacent

keeps you exhausted so you won't dream of revolt

breaks your spirit

while asking you to be grateful for crumbs

we all give up on dreams

while they live in a dream land

they have to be separate from us

because if they don't feel superior

if they don't have power

they are nothing

sad and suffering

and afraid to change

their bleak hearts and shiny trinkets

are a poor excuse

for how afraid they are

to live like us

because evil exists to ensure someone is always worse off

surreal poetrysocial commentaryperformance poetry
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Hufflecup

I want nothing more than to dedicate my life to writing, so I figured I would start here to test the waters. I will be submitting stories to as many communities as possible.

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