violence (from my doug eaton blog)

violence

I love violent movies
they present a world simple
black and white,
good guys and bad
distinctions often not there at all
not needed.

A world unlike ours
where violence actually works,
enemies shot with no mess to clean up,
problems solved by killing scores of men,
women,
and then when it is over
the hero stays the same,
able to go back home
vengeance done
justice set right
into the arms of a loving thankful family.

Too bad it does not work in the real world,
violence changes people
making them into the image of those they hate,
killing for killing,
blood for blood,
yes in real life not so much fun,
no winners only losers,
though we will not learn,
I don't,
for yes I love violence,
at least in the movies,
what am I feeding(?),
how primitive I am!
Perhaps just below the skin
a savage lurks,
at times I hear his whispers
tempting me,
perhaps we are all that way,
I know some are,
perhaps many like me,
at times on the edge
afraid to fall to the left or the right.