DARK EMBER
jerry KWATCHEY@kwatcheyjerry128608
1 hour ago
#poetry
Maybe the truth is too harsh to stare at directly.
Maybe the truth is that we humans are intrinsically dark,
that spark of destruction already smoldering within us.
We have left countless species extinct—
some for survival, some for trophies,
some for nothing at all but vanity,
for a body part to adorn our halls.
For centuries, doom and darkness have clung to human nature
like a relentless shadow, unwilling to let go.
Social media has only sharpened the edge.
People laugh as others are shamed, trolled, mocked—
a digital arena where cruelty is applause,
where bloodless battles are cheered
like men once fought and died for the entertainment of strangers.
There seems to be an ember of destruction at the core of humanity,
a shadow within us that has raged wars,
sparked violence,
and reveled in spectacle for millennia.
What is this darkness?
Where does it come from?
Is it fate, instinct, or a reflection of our freedom unchecked?
Whatever it is, it is a part of who we are—
not occasional, not accidental,
but intrinsic, a fire waiting for a stage,
for an audience, for a reason to rise.
— A Reflection from the SIMU Collection
