Of Good and Evil

In all the stories that were ever told, 

Of how legends rise and fairytales unfold, 

Nothing is ever quite as it seems, 

For an evil Queen was once a maiden with broken dreams. 

Unlike for the guise of mortal fear,

It could be a big friendly wolf and the little malevolent deer, 

But would nature ever deem it so? 

That the monster turns friend, and the hero turns foe?

Reviews

[Apollos]

“For an evil Queen was once a maiden with broken dreams”

I really like that! Shows the journey evil can take you on even in the midst of humble beginnings.

“Monster turns friend, and the hero turns foe”

Love that ending!
Shows how corruption and redemption is possible for anybody!!!

[sonnie ibadah]

Very true!

Thank you for the heartfelt review!

[Helen]

Oh yes indeed. Or are we all evil queen / maiden with broken dreams, we are all big friendly wolf / malevolent deer? I love how you turn everything on its head - we need more often to question the seeming correctness of the status quo!

[sonnie ibadah]

Exactly. Nothing is ever quite as it seems!

[John Cardwell]

Excellent! Thought-provoking.

[sonnie ibadah]

Thank you!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Nicely rhymed and great flow. An interesting subject and I guess there is good and bad in everything.

[sonnie ibadah]

Thank you John.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Your rhythmic patern and images choosen is beautiful

[sonnie ibadah]

Thank you Cherrie.

[Aradhana]

there is always this dilemma of good and bad and we become so judgemental that we hurt the ones who love us the most..And the pain of a friend turning into a foe...I know that..always fairytales have a happy ending but in real life there is no such one the most disappointing fact! And ya people are not born as devil people , circumstances and society makes them do soo and we must try and understand and change our perspectives ..... Such a deep and impressive poem!!!! loved it !! Just too amazing........

[sonnie ibadah]

Thank you for such a wonderful review!

[Ankita Dwivedi]

WOW! you are such a wonderful poet. THE DEVIL WAS ALSO A FALLEN ANGEL.i am new .please check out my work and let me know your opinion.

[Samuel Dickens]

Quite thought-provoking. It reminds me of all the movies I've watched in which a seemingly "good" character suddenly changes stripes and becomes a villain. It happens in real life, too, as we all should know.

[sonnie ibadah]

So true. Thank you for your review :)

[Troy Henson]

Happens all too often I'm afraid. Circle of life maybe?

Loved this. Quite thought provoking with wonderful imagery.

[Paul Bell]

Lurking behind even the most placid person surely must be an evil deed just waiting to come out.
Probably why the human mind is so complex.
Every time I find a woman's shoe in the street, I must admit, the last thing on my mind is I need to find that girl and marry her.

[sonnie ibadah]

😂 It sure would br creepy if a guy showed up with my shoe and asked me to marry him. Fairytales are creepy when you really think about them.
And yes, i think we all carry a dark side in us. A series of circumstances and choices determine whether we show it or not. Thank you.

[Paul Bell]

You just know someone is going to chap your door now. lol