Fishbowl

The Fishbowl                  12/8/2016

There is a reason

That I still try

The same reason I smile

Even when it hurts.

The world

It will crush you

And leave you with nothing

All gone in an instant

Like you never lived at all.

When I had everything

I didn’t know a thing

Living in a theory

Somewhere over my head.

But when I lay gasping

It was then that I knew

What it felt like to lose

Unfairly attacked

And unjustly accused. 

Much will be forgotten

But some things are forever

Buried deep in the flesh

And seared into memory. 

Still hurting

And still bleeding

The fresh wounds of history

Gaping and raw. 

I did not know

And I did not see

The full threat of deception

Sudden and cruel. 

Cutting me in half

And dragged across my throat

The sharp edge of hatred

And avarice.

I was taught to be good

But many are not like us

Beasts in men’s clothing

Soulless and deadly. 

Multiplying in darkness

And dormant in the day

Visible only for a second

As you drown in blood. 

The truth is real

But a  lie

Will always be fake

No matter what is said

Or what they take. 

We should have known

And seen it sooner

The hidden hand

Under the table.  

But many are those

Who never said a word

Glimpsing too late

The flashing teeth

Of murder. 

Liars lie

And fakers fake

But the truth remains

No matter what.

And every day we live

And every day we smile

Evil rages

Dead in hell.

Walking up

And walking out

We who know

And no longer fear. 

Holding up our head

And laughing at their hate

Boldly going forth

Determined and defiant. 

Speaking the truth

The one we always knew

No matter how uncertain

And no matter how hard. 

For he who stands it now

Shall overcome the world

With all the power in us

From God

For all.