Evil

sadly i beleive that evil is of course among us every day. if they have a concience the evil they do not! souls yes but good for nothing! Much love brilliant work! shirley harrison

I've taken to not watching the news for a while, probably burying my head in the sand but it's all so depressing. You have a wonderful heart Judyanne, you care about the terrible things that are happening to people. Keep safe Judyanne, Love to you Mand

It seems the ruthless get more ruthless as the days go on. I am also experiencing in our own community here the devastation and senseless acts of some, too horrid to mention in here. Life around us is not what it was many years ago that is for sure. Good one here gal Love,Mona xoxxo TIME well spent is TIME well lived

To paraphrase a quote I heard some where:"In order for evil to prevail good men need merely do nothing." All people have souls, but some of them are black and cold as the depths of space.

All kinds of cruelty are wrong...and I believe that there are some, many, that can't possibly have a Soul...Brilliant...I love it...so strong and so true. If they were an animal, they'd be put down!!! Rosina xena465

if they have one. My heart breacks every day on something I hear in the news. Take Care. huey

I like your poem but odnt really agree evil is more prevelant in todays era than any other, if thats what your getting at. Nazis communists crusades middle ages some pretty sick things have happened and sadly will continue to, only now as you mention in the second line it is, reported each day and it does seem the crimes are more joyous, thats a part of the problem and I choose to avoid as much news as possible. Soul? we all have one or no-one does. Do you believe in redemption, again kicking a cat or mass murder, same ball game.

this litany of evil. It makes it hard to care too much, the temptation to bury oneself away from it all. I tend to agree that there is probably no more "percentage" of evil today, just more people to do it and more reporting of it. If I do have one article of faith though (despite my Rand reference) it is that there is no inate evil in humanity, no original sin, it comes from circumstance, environment and beliefs. And surely greed and lust for power would be the prime movers of it. I think your poem stands as it is, but could perhaps gain in substance with a wee look at causes and cures. A big ask, of course, Cheers, Jess, Reprehensibly irrepressible, "the alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind." [Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged]