EVIL IS
A SPIDER’S WEB
FOUND BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT
IT IS A POWER
IT IS A SPIRIT
IT HAS A VOICE
IT HAS A PLAN
TO CLAIM YOU AS ITS OWN
ONCE CLAIMED, IT SURRENDERS YOU ONLY IN BATTLE
COSTLY, BRUTAL AND HOTLY WAGED
IT INFLUENCES YOUR THOUGHTS, AND
DIRECTS THEM TO ITS OWN ENDS
IT IS ALWAYS ACTIVE –NEVER ASLEEP, AND
WORKS IN PESTILENCE, DARKNESS, DESPAIR AND DECEIT
YOU SOMETIMES CAN HEAR ITS VOICE,
YOU CAN SOMETIMES EVEN SMELL ITS PRESENCE
THE STENCH OF DARK FOWL BURNING EMBERS
IN EXCHANGE EVIL WILL OFFER YOU POWER
POWER OVER OTHERS, POWER TO DESTROY, AND
SEXUAL ENCOUNTER AND WEALTH
EVIL MAKES YOU THE CENTER OF YOUR OWN UNIVERSE
YOU ARE THE IMPORTANT ONE
OTHERS ARE TO BE USED
OR, IF YOU WISH
YOU MAY CONSIDER THEM STUPID
ITS DIRECTIVES GIVE RISE TO ECSTASY AND BLOOD LUST
ONCE CONCEIVED
THEY ARE READILY EXECUTED
DARKNESS AND RAGE ACCOMPANY THEM
AND THEY PARTNER WITH
HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR
YOU CAN DENY ITS EXISTENCE –TO NO AVAIL
IT IS ALWAYS PRESENT AND BINDS YOU TO ITSELF
NOR, IS IT ABSENT BEYOND THE GRAVE
IF FOUND WITH YOU AT DEATH
IT WILL MARK YOU AS ITS OWN
AND, JOINED TO THE HORDES
OF THE HOWLING LIVING DEAD
YOU SHALL BE DEVOURED
IN UNENDING TORMENT AND LOSS
FROM WHICH THERE IS NO ESCAPE
YET, EVIL HAS AN ENEMY
AN ENEMY NAMED TRUTH
IT IS ETERNAL TRUTH
IT TOO HAS A VOICE
IT TOO IS SPIRIT, AND
IS ALSO FOUND WITHIN AND WITHOUT
IT TOO, SPEAKS TO YOU
TO EMBRACE IT FREES YOU FROM EVIL’S POWER
FROM WORRY, WANT AND WASTED EXISTENCE
ITS NAME IS LOVE, AND
IT DESIRES ONLY YOUR ULTIMATE GOOD
AT FIRST IT IS NOT APPEALING
IT DOES NOT OFFER FAME OR DOMINION OVER OTHERS
IT DOES NOT OFFER WEALTH OR SEXUAL ENCOUNTER
NO, IT OFFERS YOU A BLACKBOARD
UPON WHICH YOU CAN WRITE YOUR DESTINY, OR
AN EASEL UPON WHICH YOU MAY DRAW
A LANDSCAPE OF UNPARALLELED BEAUTY AND PROFOUND WONDER
AND, LOVE WILL GUIDE AND ASSIST YOU,
AND, NEVER RULE OVER YOU
PEACE BEYOND COMPREHENSION IS YOUR REWARD, AND
FREEDOM, BLESSED FREEDOM, AND ETERNAL FREEDOM
ARE YOUR CONSTANT COMPANIONS
AT DEATH, LOVE WILL MEET YOU, AND
TO YOUR ASTONISHMENT WILL BOW TO GREET YOU
THEN, AMAZED, YOU WILL GREATLY REJOICE
THAT EVIL WAS NOT YOUR ELECTION,
AND ETERNAL LOSS NOT YOUR END
NO, FOREVER GRATEFUL
YOU WILL WORSHIP THE GOD
WHO CALLED YOU FORTH
FROM YOUR MOTHER’S WOMB;
AND
IN THE EONS TO COME
AS AN ETERNAL LIGHT BEFORE THE LIVING GOD
YOU WILL PLUNGE INTO HIS PRESENCE
KNOWING THE UNKNOWABLE
CONSUMED IN HIS LOVE
