The Lesser Evil

It still lurks
safely in the past,
but now dredged up because
it is so good for modesty.

No, I will not succumb!
The thing you shun is a gift,
a ringing sword thrust to be cherished,
a uniter of souls.

 

It is for us
to confirm our separation
as inviolate. Hold close
this tragedy, this loss,
and cherish them.
Now souls may come together.

No, no, the time is now;
this truth is yours.
Yours, the anguish--
yours the gift;
it is in such alone
that love is understood.

And naked, what then?
Not lesser, pure...shining there.
Did you not know it all along?
Even to the last moment,
you need not wash your hands.
               ~

Reviews

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

I made up my mind with the last election that the lesser of two evils is still evil and therefore I shouldn't support either one. It was a tough choice for me to make. Unfortunately, when someone else is picking the candidates for us, it seems little choice at all. Until we move beyond a self-serving society that looks beyond what's good for themselves vs. what's good for America, this will continue to be a problem. Our treasury has been depleted, both in coin and in character.

[Dean]

Boy are you right! I didn't either...and see no one on the horizon worth the trip to the polls. Bernie is too old, and a supporter of Zionism. Hillary is.......hillary BAAA!...The only politicians I could support would be Alan Grayson or Barbara Lee....and unfortunately neither would have a chance even in the unlikely even that they would run,

[Marie]

I feel that if you are in the position of having to choose the lesser of two evils, you should not have gotten yourself into that position in the first place.

I think I see the symbolism in the last line, but am not sure of its meaning.

[Dean]

In elections, many would have to be a non-participant if they did not choose the "lesser evil" I'm one of them. Look for irony in the last line.

[Valentine]

Just what would the lesser evil be? If two are together and one is miserable, soon won't both be" Valentine

[Dean]

the lesser evil is obviously the one chosen because of two; one choice seems to be preferable. I've always hated that