Here we go again...

When evil triumphs,
there is always gloating
from the victors -
who don’t know yet they lost,
because evil’s always self defeating,
and the price to pay will come a bit later,
during another crusade
unrelated to the victory
now celebrated.

And yes, there is always sadness,
and dumbfounded puzzlement
from the vanquished,
who wonder why knowledge,
intelligence, vision
must always lose to stupidity
over and over and over …

…why non-malignant people
never fail to protect evil,
destroying our hope
for an unshattered future.