Flaws
Every diamond is ripped by a flaw.
Every house has a twisted front door.
Every DNA has a mutated gene.
Every human being has a side unseen.
Every dream has a nightmare inside.
When the flaw shows its face
There’s nowhere to hide.
When the game plays out
The rules are put aside;
The doors are kicked in
And terrors open wide.
Words and bullets,
Missiles and bombs.
Lies and deception
From computer roms.
Bodies in the street,
Pawns in the game,
Power and status
In the leader’s name.
When the flaw shows through
In war’s unholy din
There’s no safe house;
The nightmare begins.
Opher – 14.3.2022
I used to think that human beings are alright, that I could be friends with everyone, that if I was in need there would always be someone there to help me.
That is probably true for the most part.
But there is a flaw in human nature. It’s set in our DNA.
We get angry easily. We become violent. We mindlessly adhere to tribal views. We can be so cold, cruel and heartless.
Scratch beneath the surface and we can become horrid killers and torturers.
That flaw comes out in every race, every culture. It doesn’t take much. Religion, politics or fear can spark it off. Fear of the unknown, hatred towards strangers. We are suffused with racism, xenophobia and primitive tribalism.
It makes us nasty.
We attack each other on the merest of pretexts. We systematically, calculatedly kill and maim. We rape, torture and destroy and feel totally justified.
We ill-treat animals, play with them and enjoy inflicting agony.
We are hopelessly flawed.
The love, friendship and compassion cannot compensate enough. We are a danger to ourselves and all life on this planet.
The flaws are too big!