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The Darkness In the Human Heart

. Hate violent, monstrous blinding, frightening, disgusting prejudice, murder, deflection, projection blaming, shaming, fingerpointing confusion, repression Denial Of the darkness we mustn't speak Lest it rears its ugly head To devour all in its path In a frenzy of self destruction Yet it is this darkness I seek Quarantine the living dead Contrast love from horror's wrath And call it the human condition

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Adeleke Adeite

Date: 7/11/2009 7:44:00 AM

Hey, I love your theme, thrust & tone.What a wonderful piece! You are such a great poet. Please keep writing & congratulations on your excellent piece being featured dis week. Great you Yoni!

Raul Moreno

Date: 7/9/2009 11:30:00 PM

Yoni, congrats on your feature...Raul

Sue Mason

Date: 7/9/2009 8:47:00 AM

Beautifully done, Yoni. Your use of the form in the beginning of the write is excellent. This is a well-deserved selection to be featured this week at the Soup. Congratulations!

Ashley Yates

Date: 7/8/2009 9:24:00 PM

You do have a way with the dark words, very provoking and emotional... Gives us alot to think about... Great write! Congrads on having it featured!

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 7/8/2009 7:54:00 PM

It would be self defeating to call it the "inhuman" condition. Excellent thought provoking write. Congrats on having it featured. Vince

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/8/2009 10:10:00 AM

This wraps up the human condition. It is either or love or hate no inbetween. Sara

Date: 7/6/2009 2:23:00 PM

The melding of two different forms in this piece leaves the reader with much to think about. Congratulations on having your poem featured! Keep up the good writing. Wishing you cotinued success. Karen

Laura Mckenzie

Date: 7/6/2009 12:20:00 PM

Well done ! Congratulations on your featured poem! Laura :)

James Fraser

Date: 7/6/2009 10:47:00 AM

Congratulations on your featured poem>>James

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 7/6/2009 6:02:00 AM

Congratulations on your featured poem this week Yoni. Awesome write. May you have many more. Love, Carol

Ernilando Tugaff

Date: 7/5/2009 11:25:00 PM

Congratulations on being featured this week. God bless and more success. Ernilando

Jay Loveless

Date: 5/20/2009 11:07:00 AM

Awesome Write. You Write Some Twisted Poems Too Dont You? I, I Have To Keep What Happened To Me A Secret To Some People, However, I Find It Easier To Talk About My Past Now That I Have Accepted It, And That It Is Just My Past, Something That Cannot Be Changed. I Dont Do Denile. That Didnt Work Out For Me When I Tried. It Made It Hurt Worse, Becuase Though It May Be Easy To Lie To Others, Its Not So Easy Lying To Yourself. Thankyou For The Comments. ~Jessica

Charles Fuller

Date: 5/10/2009 5:34:00 PM

WOW!!! Like a freight train. This is really a darkly powerful piece...eye opening and thought provoking. I really admire this piece. My very best to you. ~Charlie

Rhia Madison Thomer

Date: 5/9/2009 11:05:00 PM

very beautiful piece, very interesting, but amazing. good thing i already consider myself to be of the living dead. loved this! --madison

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/9/2009 10:36:00 PM

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Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/9/2009 10:17:00 PM

There was a lot of "darkness" on the Soup last night, Yoni, including many of the words in your first verse. If this is the "human condition," I'd rather be quarantined with "the living dead." Very interesting and thought-provoking write! Love, Carolyn

Yoni Dvorkis

Date: 5/9/2009 10:15:00 PM

Special thanks to Ruben Ortellao for his poem 'Alternative Addiction' which introduced/instructed me in this form.