For Goodness

Just like everyone,

I have witnessed

My own demoniziation
In the humble rain;

Not willing to forgo

Never to forgive,

Failed by reason

Lost by conscience

But strong enough stand the skirmish

Adamant to prove a point,

My point.

For who we are, we cannot deny-
Half-clad monsters

Behind our mannerisms of 'good'

In a social theatre

That calls for the moral role-play
Guarding our sense of fairness -

Driven by the love we think we deserve,
The hate we can justify
And the guilt we sow, when we unnerve.
Our eyes seek balance
Off the folk tales sung to a five-year old.

Our innate faith - that balance is survival -
And the fear of unknown.

Goodness never kept sides

Mine or yours,

No balance, no validation

No points endorsed 

No tallies maintained

You do not need a reason

To be kind.

"They call it paradise, I don't know why"