Villainy

 Intention

Clearly, evil is real

in the world,

tangible enough

to do battle

with love and light

and good.

Like invisible ink,

it is present nonetheless,

reaching inside,

warming and shaping.

I can read the ink,

and still, I seek a

non-anxious presence

in this anxious world,

even a healing,

trying to remove

the trying, with

effortless effort.

Aware of the fear,

sensing the doubt,

feeling the frustration,

reading thoughts of hopelessness,

it remains a worthy goal,

finding the courage to

drop the supposed safety that 

we think we created,

to put away the armor,

become softer and more vulnerable,

open to love and light,

seeking the Good more than resisting evil.