Jack

[Ken Corbett]

Between the man and the predator
lies only a thin veneer.
Behind the civil exterior
lurks always the monster near.

All it takes is a little tap,
an innocent little twitch
to push the human mind to snap
to flick that little switch.

To make the harmless everyman,
the fanciful day-tripper,
shuck the coils of sanity and
turn into Jack the Ripper.

Look inside your own design,
past what you call your soul.
See the seething tortured mind
waiting to take control.

Now you know that each man hides
behind his gracious smile
an ugly self whose time it bides
to wreak its evil vile.

[Elle Rush]

We all have those monsters, those 'carrots' dangling, beckoning to be less than the people we truly are. The trick is beating them, turning away from them, not letting them get to us first. I like the exploration and honesty written here.

[AquarianM]

Agree much with Rachelle's reply - but you definitely illuminated something we all need to be aware of in the first place.

Dan