Salvage

A hero and a killer have the same vocabulary

The word salvage being a favorite of both,

It is salvation to the former and destruction

beyond recognition to the latter, 

a spectator cannot help but grieve for a violated being

but celebrate for a purified soul

The word salvage, recurring in heroes and villains 

A beginning and end of a pugnacious spectrum

A law promulgated and loved by outlaws
Strictly adhered to by the edge of reason

The burning cause of a silent rebellion, screaming"

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that 

THIS

is what desperation does to a person

Author's Note

nothing fancy... it is what it is.