The Dark Side

Over the past two years, I saw a side of humanity that I never thought even existed

I watched as the dark side emerged

I watched the dark side slowly took over every aspect of life

I watched as every attempt to get it to stop only made it worse

I watched as the dark became all encompassing

I watched as every attempt for help was left hanging

I watched as we were told to just ‘move back’

I watched as we kept getting backed into a corner

I watched

No amount of action from end to get the world to understand to help

I watched

There’s a dark side of humanity that exists

You can keep telling us the ‘right way’ to do things

You can send all the thoughts and prayers you want

Society’s lack of action speaks volumes

Perceptions took hold, interfering with a necessary lifeline

Perceptions that need to change

Perceptions that are based on inaccurate information

Perceptions that are causing more harm than good

We’ve seen things that we never should have

Things that shouldn’t even be happening

All because it’s easier to believe a ‘no’ from an abuser

All because of ‘I wouldn’t do that, why would they?’

Not comprehending that not every person has good intentions

It’s one thing to know that evil exists, but something completely different to actually experience it

It doesn’t go away just because you ask it to

It doesn’t go away with the wave of a magic wand

It doesn’t go away

Evil is evil

Your naivete shows if you think a simple solution will fix a complex problem

But yet, we’ll be the ones getting in trouble because we had the nerve to speak up

The solution isn’t a ‘one size fits all’

The dark side exists

And it’s worse than you can ever imagine

The damage it’s inflicting is more severe than you can comprehend

Dig deep

Look beyond the image

Believe those who have the courage to speak up

Be willing to get your hands dirty

The dark side exists

And it’s living right under your nose, in plain sight