Monsters

Evil no longer hides itself
Under bed frames,
Inside closets.

It lurks behind smiles,
Kind gestures,
Familiar faces.

It's an old man sitting on a porch.
An unraised ferrel child.

It's in the atmosphere,
Thick like smoke.

It surrounds us,
Dines with us,
Says hello to us on the street.

These are not campfire villains,
These are the stories we wish we never had to tell.

Our nightmares walk amongst us,
And make each day lived an act of bravery.

Humans.
The scariest monsters of all.

God helps us.