a poem for those who follow the news, in which the triumph of Goodness is assumed

To ken31nca, who flipped out in the enenews.com comments section 

after catching a glimpse of Evil in the post:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

i could be you 

just as easily – you 

could be me just as well –

we could be through with

this misery

we could have 

done with this hell

each one of us already knows how

and, even though some of us don't understand --

the pretended ignorance shows, 

now -- we can see all such traitors are damned

if 

suddenly 

you 

lonely and frightened 

are all at once overcome 

by the fear that the world could not be made right 

and what is right would never again be made clear

and then -- as if on cue -- to save you from despondence

at long last -- no, not even a bell

remember please our correspondence

please remember how 

i wanted to tell you that much more 

at these times 

what the keys are

so that all of the world could be ours 

what both of the sides 

of "to be" are

metaphorical "ser" and "estar"

because those who refuse to be saved 

have been Evil 

-- well, all along --

in fact take a proud satisfaction depraved

in choosing senselessly yet to do -- wrong....