When Horror Becomes Mundane - Paul Asbury Seaman

[Larry Robinson]

When Horror Becomes Mundane

The mystery is not that evil exists (undeniable)
or that evil men will seek power (inevitable)
but that good people give it to them.

We trade our fears and niggling insecurities 
for the magic ring of simple certainties
that we think will bring us power,

but when we are seduced into giving up
our moral clarity, we become the crucible
where our soul is not the precious metal

but the fuel
in service to dark alchemies
that make horror unremarkable.

        - Paul Asbury Seaman




"Be joyful though you have considered all the facts."
    - Wendell Berry