Mythology is hinged upon
Good vs. Evil
And the most ugly emotions
Like envy and greed
Old stories show
Characters with evil intentions
And ways that they
Manipulate the unsuspecting
With deception, cunning,
And using a victim’s good nature
Against them
Even the Bible shows
How predators
Disguise themselves
And blend in among others
By appearing to be
Safe
Vulnerable
Well-intentioned
Or posing as someone
Completely different
From who they really are…
Eve was deceived by the serpent
In a story that warns us
About deception
And the charm of a lying predator. .
Yet the concept of someone
Who can effectively blend
into society or a social group
While hiding their
Malicious agenda
Behind a well crafted mask
Is still unbelievable to people
Or they think they could
See through such a persona
Were it to engage them in
Light chatter
Or furious intellectual debate
But the truth…
Of the predator vs. prey dynamic
Exists all around you
On your facebook friend list
At your church
Your job and your local school
In the PTA meeting
And in the home
Of your friend or neighbor…
At least 1 in 25 people
Have a predatorial social construct
As part of their cognitive and
Emotional makeup
Predators vs prey
Good nature vs. Insidious intent
Make no mistake
1 in 25
Is somewhere on the
psychopathic spectrum
Seeing you as prey
And planning how
To have you for their dinner
To feed their entitlement
And sadistic impulses
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