Evil, like a virus, cannot survive outside the living <br />It does not dwell in the dark places of legend <br />but in the dark spaces of the mind. <br />And when the opportune moment arises <br />it rushes into the soul. <br /> <br />While it waits for that moment <br />the mind feeds it with obsessive thoughts and delusions <br />Until it has grown strong enough to leave this nourishing womb <br />and take stronghold in places where love dwells. <br /> <br />And if love has not been sustained <br />Evil exerts its dominance <br />as it takes permanent residence in the heart.<br /><br />Deborah Downes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/where-evil-lives/
