Poem – Where Predators Prowl

We live in a world where the predators prowl.
Some hide in fear when they hear them growl.

The predators are real, and they are out for blood.
They eat the good and create only crud.

I watch while some hide behind their nonchalance.
They fear clicking a like or even giving a response.

I would rather die standing tall and standing up to the evil in this world.
I refuse to swallow the hate that any darkness hurled.

I feel bad for those that are paralyzed in their own fear.
They see what is happening and still have no courage to respond to what they hear.

Complacency is a sin that will last for a very long time.
It is better to risk it all, or your soul will be left behind.

Courage can be shown but it often cannot be taught.
Something personal must happen to allow courage to be actively sought.

I have died thousands of times.
I have been the victim of heinous crimes.

Lifetime after lifetime, I have stood my ground.
An eternity ago I learned that any life that matters … is a battleground.

To want a life that is safe and secure.
One will have to let go of being immature.

A grown mind knows that life is not a fairy tale.
It takes a willingness to confront … even if you fail.

If you do not have the courage to stand up for what is right.
Get out of the way of those that are fighting for everyone’s light.

If you will not help. At least do no harm.
And perhaps one day you will be willing to sound an alarm.

When the time is right, I hope many will have more courage than they currently show.
But I will not wait for them to cultivate what they will not sow.

We live in a perilous time, where the monsters are at your doors.
And many will not wake up until they are pulled into many wars.

But the wars are already here to even those that have blinders on.
And much is about to be taken before the coming of a new dawn.

There are souls such as I that are ready and prepared.
We stand boldly together … awake and unimpaired.

A time is coming, and it is but a blink away.
Will you stand and fight or cower and pray?

What is at risk is the very essence of your own soul.
Will you allow the powerful to take your soul and have all the control?

I know the answer that my soul has always given.
I would rather fight and die … than ever give-in.

I know that silence is the way evil enslaves.
I have learned that evil moves in waves.

This is a tsunami, and I can see it with the coming dawn.
The skies are blood red, and the devil plays a helicon.

But I am connected to the earth and the powers of good.
And I will not allow anyone to make this world into their personal hood.

Stand with us or be swept away.
In all the chaos, fear, and dismay.

Those in power, want you weak and afraid.
They want you to believe that no one will come to your aid.

But I am one of many and we will do all that we can.
Because we know that the powers of good are stronger than just one hate filled man.
~Suzanne Wagner~