Getting Even

Each generation receives its own jolt,

From nothing claps a mighty thunderbolt.

And since Adam first walked it’s been a fact,

"Now to get even," is how we react.

But at times like these it’s easily forgot,

Any culture can birth a despot.

Preacher, politician; not just anarchist,

Have rabble to rouse with shake of fist.

They’re part of our lives, sometimes in our soul;

My how it’s tempting to enter their fold.

But ask yourself this, deep inside,

Do I need a flock in which to hide?

© John Sales 2001.