Dark Rebirth
What is it that drives a person to evil
That forbidden fruit we are warned to avoid
but still grasp all to readily
What is it that drives a person to inflict pain
That ultimate sensual experience
that presses negative energy onto another
What is it that drives a soul to turn dark
That perversion of light
that blackens the very essence of hope
A desire springs from a seed
trying desperately to grow
reaching towards the sun.
but finds its way blocked.
trapped in the shadow of a tree
light refuses to nurture life
feeding on itself
the shadows grow
gnawing, begging for more
The plant lusts for energy
Surly its need can be sated
if only it could have a little more
The plant becomes a glutton
feeding on its surroundings
growing ever bloated
The plant grows envious of the tree
the dead ground nearby exhausted
it siphons food from its rival.
The plant is greedy
Feeding on the soil of the tree too long
Its rival begins to wither.
The plant becomes slothful
Gorged on food it needs rest
leaving its neighbor to die
The plant gains wrath
The rotting tree drops a dying branch from above
the demise follows soon after
The plant is filled with pride
It has won out over its neighbor
And sunlight belongs to it.
Many years grow by
the desire plant is now a tree
surrounded by grey dead soil
Twisting deep beneath the ground
searching for more food
and finds it through destruction
Desire is always hungry for more
it is never sated
dreams are a poor excuse for fuel
The fruit drives a person to evil
We choose to accept it
because if we do not, another will
A sensual experience drives a person to inflict pain
We choose to accept it
because if we do not, another will
We pervert our own souls
Hope is only a minor setback
because if we do not, another will
When one is born into this world
They choose between eating or being eaten
Inflicting harm, or being harmed
Do we desire to live so much
That others must die
so that we may thrive
Are we born into evil
or do we choose to accept it
as a result of advanced instinct