Shudder the thought

Hide and Seek                     8/23/2017

The world trembles

At the thought

And many recoil

And clutch their pearls. 

That anyone could dare

And tell the truth

To awaken a giant

Long dormant

And silent.  

Overly patient

And slow to anger

The larger man

No longer guilty

Of nothing at all. 

Long suffering

The repeated blows

Savaged out of hatred

And jealousy. 

Rising up

To protect the future

Those yet unborn

Innocent

And pure. 

Knowing what is coming

Not long down the road

And willing to do

Whatever it takes. 

Untying his hand

From around his back

And learning to speak

With reason

And logic. 

No longer cowed

By baseless accusation

And no longer ashamed

Of the gift

And the blessings. 

Against the world

The few against the many

More than enough

To turn the tide. 

The cities burned

And the treasures looted

Laid waste

By murder

And assault. 

The predators will run

Like the cowards they are

Courageous only in packs

And unleashing their violence 

In sudden attacks. 

Scattered and wailing

They will gnash their teeth

All the while

Knowing and lying. 

The truth springs forth

And shatters the veil

As the unheard rise

From the dead

And the buried. 

Deliberately forgotten

The souls of the good

Accused by the unworthy

For what they themselves

Have done.