Nothing
There is nothing you can say or do
To make me change my mind
I need to be free from these ties that bind
Go away! I don't want to see you ever again
Lest I be trapped once more in this ghastly den.
There is nothing you can say or do
To turn the clock back
The time has come, and this will soon be but a flashback
Secretive and rich, a little scary
You were ever the mystery.
There is nothing you can say or do
For the hour has passed, it is too late now.
These transgressions, I cannot allow
Enamoured in your grasp, consumed by your power
It wasn't long before I was torn asunder.
There is nothing you can say or do
For tonight I take my leave
No longer do I believe
The deceit in your voice, the lies in your eyes
Alas, now I say my goodbyes.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Another idea
"No..."
"Oh yes."
"Who are you? What have you done to her?"
"Nothing. She and I are one and the same. Always have been, always will be."
"Then...then what are you?"
"I'm the evil that haunts every dark corner of your mind. The demons of your unconscious come alive."
"No...this can't be happening."
"Oh, but it is. And I've been waiting for this day to come."
"No, you can't be real."
"Oh, but I am. I'm as real as it gets."
"But...how is it possible?"
"You created me. I am a part of you, your mind, heart, and soul."
"No, no, no. This is all a lie. If you're part of my mind, and I created you, then I can just as easily destroy you."
"You may have created me in your mind, but I am very, very real. I'm a living entity in my own right. And there is nothing you can do to stop me."
"No, get away from me. You're not real, you can't be. You're only in my mind."
"But I'm real enough to finish you off. You're mine!"
"Oh yes."
"Who are you? What have you done to her?"
"Nothing. She and I are one and the same. Always have been, always will be."
"Then...then what are you?"
"I'm the evil that haunts every dark corner of your mind. The demons of your unconscious come alive."
"No...this can't be happening."
"Oh, but it is. And I've been waiting for this day to come."
"No, you can't be real."
"Oh, but I am. I'm as real as it gets."
"But...how is it possible?"
"You created me. I am a part of you, your mind, heart, and soul."
"No, no, no. This is all a lie. If you're part of my mind, and I created you, then I can just as easily destroy you."
"You may have created me in your mind, but I am very, very real. I'm a living entity in my own right. And there is nothing you can do to stop me."
"No, get away from me. You're not real, you can't be. You're only in my mind."
"But I'm real enough to finish you off. You're mine!"
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The thin line
"It's simple: there is good, and there is evil. The two sides are opposite, as different as day and night. And the line between them is clear. Or at least, it's supposed to be."
But is that all that simple? Is that line between them as clear as it's supposed to be? Or is it blurry, allowing for plenty of grey areas?
It's a thin line between good and evil. And maybe one that's impossible to find, too.
In the world of fiction, there are plenty of characters who display antiheroic or byronic tendencies, ones that blur the line between whether they are to be regarded as heroes or villains. Does one good deed make a serial criminal a hero? And does sadistic torture inflicted onto the vile, cruel criminal undeserving of life by the righteous hero make them, well, a villain?
Here's where moral ambiguity comes in.
None of us are strictly good, nor evil. We have both in us, with one side being more prominent than the other, manifesting itself in us as we go about our daily lives. This leads to us being judged on our actions as either good or evil. But in reality, everything we do, from the decisions we make to the people we meet, everything, is neither right, nor wrong.
Rather, they are both, because ultimately, good and evil are subjective; what is righteous to one may be regarded as pure evil by another.
Taking revenge on someone who has wronged you in the worst possible way? Some would applaud you, while others would be appalled at your lack of compassion and forgiveness. The former would regard you in high esteem for dishing out your enemy's just desserts, while the latter would condemn you for sinking to your enemy's level, for being cold-hearted, unforgiving and ruthless, just like them in every single way.
Things in life are never really clear cut; they are always polarising. So what are we, really, if we're neither good, nor evil? Where do we really stand, and whose side are we on?
Since we fall somewhere in the middle, then we can only assume this:
We stand alone, on nobody's side, but our own.
But is that all that simple? Is that line between them as clear as it's supposed to be? Or is it blurry, allowing for plenty of grey areas?
It's a thin line between good and evil. And maybe one that's impossible to find, too.
In the world of fiction, there are plenty of characters who display antiheroic or byronic tendencies, ones that blur the line between whether they are to be regarded as heroes or villains. Does one good deed make a serial criminal a hero? And does sadistic torture inflicted onto the vile, cruel criminal undeserving of life by the righteous hero make them, well, a villain?
Here's where moral ambiguity comes in.
None of us are strictly good, nor evil. We have both in us, with one side being more prominent than the other, manifesting itself in us as we go about our daily lives. This leads to us being judged on our actions as either good or evil. But in reality, everything we do, from the decisions we make to the people we meet, everything, is neither right, nor wrong.
Rather, they are both, because ultimately, good and evil are subjective; what is righteous to one may be regarded as pure evil by another.
Taking revenge on someone who has wronged you in the worst possible way? Some would applaud you, while others would be appalled at your lack of compassion and forgiveness. The former would regard you in high esteem for dishing out your enemy's just desserts, while the latter would condemn you for sinking to your enemy's level, for being cold-hearted, unforgiving and ruthless, just like them in every single way.
Things in life are never really clear cut; they are always polarising. So what are we, really, if we're neither good, nor evil? Where do we really stand, and whose side are we on?
Since we fall somewhere in the middle, then we can only assume this:
We stand alone, on nobody's side, but our own.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Change
Things change.
Funny how they do.
Breaking promises you once made. Forgetting people who once mattered. Doing things you'd previously told yourself you'd never partake in. Going from being confident and self-assured, to lost and confused, as you realise you're just not cut out for certain things. Leaving the past and everything you once knew behind.
It's the end of an era and the start of a new beginning. Or it could just be the beginning of the end. Depends on how you look at it.
Inevitably, it's all part of moving forward in life.
Things change.
Sad, but true.
Funny how they do.
Breaking promises you once made. Forgetting people who once mattered. Doing things you'd previously told yourself you'd never partake in. Going from being confident and self-assured, to lost and confused, as you realise you're just not cut out for certain things. Leaving the past and everything you once knew behind.
It's the end of an era and the start of a new beginning. Or it could just be the beginning of the end. Depends on how you look at it.
Inevitably, it's all part of moving forward in life.
Things change.
Sad, but true.
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