I Know You Poem by Murphy Payne

I know you
And I’ve seen your evil ways
On so many of your selfish days
As you suck life away from those
That which was given to you lovingly

And your words
The sour words coming from your mouth
Shaped like humongous hands
Around the neck of your victims
In the night

Yet still, that’s not enough
You stand behind half cracked doors
Listen to conversations not yours
How else, would someone tell you their secrets?

You are quiet
Seemingly gifted with intelligence
Your words are chosen with precision of a sniper.
For that’s what you are, deadly

And with cloaked skills under a magician cape
You promote your rhetoric
Like a politician running for office
Undoubtedly empathy is forthcoming
Because it’s about you
It’s always been about you

Yes, I know you
You’re that old’ so helpful, jolly good shoe
Just waiting to plunge that knife into my back
With a twist
And as the oozing blood eludes by frame
You actually cry out for help
As if, it was I that did me in

You are here and have always been with us
You are a master of deceit
Creator of disbelief
A Poor excuse for description
And you must be exposed for what you are

Were you not loved or did you reject that too?
Always suspecting the worst
Were you absent from life that time?
When compassion ruled the day
And happiness led the way to success

Yes I know you
You lend nothing to the subject of progress
Only criticism during redress
You are chaos and confusion
Bad dreams and bad illusions
Lies and rumors spreader
Human by default evil by choice

Yes, we all know you