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Veil of Evil - Jimmy Savile

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Oh, if only ... If only monsters ... LOOKED like monsters. If they lurked ONLY in the dark, Glowing red eyes and chiseled teeth ... Claws and horns and forked tails, What simple fare for our fears and fury! How basic the lessons to give our wee ones! Yet WE teach them that monsters are ugly ... Scary, awful things that inhabit the darkness. But the REAL monsters live in our skin - Hide behind our smiles and our bright azure eyes, Dance in the shoes of darlings ... And sing the songs of saints and seraphs, Working their evil behind mock benevolence. JIMMY SAVILE - one of the most deplorable of such beasts, Expertly twisting his abominations under the guise of philanthropy, Using the softest targets to work the most deplorable of atrocities ... Kindness, generosity, donations and gifting ... Distorted and gnarled by him with hideous intent, The brightest of smiles to mask the darkest of hearts, Wielding his popularity as a double-edged sword ... Hewing down innocence like so much wheat, Cutting out the chaste hearts of children with a honed blade of trust ... Infirmed, disabled, sweet little souls used as his refuse heap, The pure vessels into which he poured his vile aims, Ending lives before they'd barely begun ... His rusty saw of depravity knowing no quarter or bounds, A swath of lewd violation behind him as wide as Abaddon itself, And with far less mercy than Hell would afford. No age or shape or gender offered safety, For his impeity was of a singular bent - The satisfaction of his perverted and violent needs. No, there was no cage could hold this smiling monstrosity, No dark void deep enough to hide such a demon, No ugly mask to let on, no chiseled teeth or glowing eyes to frighten, Not even death could wield apt and fitting justice, For much of this horror remained cloaked Until after the final veil allowed him a sorry escape. There is a special place of torment reserved for such devils, however, And we can find meager comfort in that ... But pray, how do we keep our children safe? How do we assure that purity remains unblemished? That the stain of such evil remains in the darkness where it belongs? How do we teach our little ones to trust ... When Satan looks like US ... And smiles ... like an angel? * FIRST PLACE in the "Operation Yewtree" Poetry Contest, Catie Lindsey, Sponsor. *

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Susan Gentry

Date: 3/20/2018 8:43:00 AM

Congratulations on your win with such a strong and necessary write!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/20/2018 9:29:00 AM

Many kind thanks to you, Susan ... blessings, my friend.

Sandra Haight

Date: 3/19/2018 2:31:00 PM

Wow, Gregory, such an amazing write! I, like Andrea, had no clue either on how to attempt this challenge, but you conquered it so masterfully! Congrats on your well-deserved Trophy Win! Sandra :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/20/2018 9:28:00 AM

Thank you so very much, Sandra, you know how important your opinion is to me, and I'm so pleased you felt this worthy ... I was not going to attempt it - kept going back-and-forth for over a week, and then something spoke to me that perhaps I might help in some small way to bringing about change and removing this monster's knighthood. I hope so. Blessings, my friend. <3

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/19/2018 12:53:00 PM

Potently penned, Gregory! Is this guy Pinky Lee on steroids and without coloring or greasing his hair back?! Yecchh! What a monster! Congrats on the trophy win. Best wishes, gw

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/20/2018 9:26:00 AM

Very kind of you, my friend, I thank you sincerely ... a tough subject, but one we must give voice to. Blessings, Gershon!

Janis Thompson

Date: 3/18/2018 12:07:00 PM

Excellent expression of the truth. You have to wake me up sometime so that I can revisit the beauty of your poetry. Thanks. Congratulations on your trophy win,

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/20/2018 9:25:00 AM

That's very kind of you, Sian, and I greatly appreciate your wonderful comments! Blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Donna Roberts

Date: 3/17/2018 3:48:00 PM

Spot on Congratulations

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/17/2018 7:30:00 PM

Thanks so much, Donna!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/17/2018 10:24:00 AM

If that is his picture, he does not look like US either. He looks like a huge weirdo!! Congrats on your win. I had no clue how to do a poem in this challenge. You got a trophy out of it too. WOW

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/17/2018 7:29:00 PM

Yeah, there are many pictures of him looking quite "normal" and friendly, but I wanted one that showed the evil in his eyes and one that didn't flatter him in any way. And thank you - I almost didn't tackle this, as it is just such a touchy subject, and then the night before something spoke to my heart to do it, and I'm thankful now, as maybe it will help just a tiny bit toward getting the knighthood removed from this creep's name. Blessings, Buddy! :-) <3

Roy Pett

Date: 3/16/2018 3:05:00 PM

Congratulations on your well deserved win Gregory in this challenging contest, Savile was evil and has no right to retain the honour of knight of the realm, your poem is powerful and so well written as usual. :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/16/2018 7:41:00 PM

Many kind thanks to you, my friend, and you're right - it is a crime that this beast is still a knight, and if laws and tradition can't be changed for such reasons, then what are laws even FOR?? Blessings, my friend.

Eve Roper

Date: 3/16/2018 1:44:00 PM

A very powerful write, strong imagination, unique flow of emotions, Greg ! Congratulations on your win.. Hugs Eve ~`*

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/16/2018 7:40:00 PM

That's so nice of you, Eve, thank you very much for the sweet comments, friend! Blessings! :-) <3

Line Gauthier

Date: 3/16/2018 12:40:00 PM

Wow - yes "Satan looks like us" "cutting out the chaste hearts of children ". Strong imagery and powerful messaging. Congrats and well done, Gregory.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/16/2018 7:39:00 PM

Thank you very much, Line, I greatly appreciate the kind words ... this was a tough one. Blessings, friend! <3

Jan Allison

Date: 3/16/2018 12:19:00 PM

Bravo Greg you nailed it and gained a top spot - i found it so difficult to write for the contest as the theme was so disturbing - love the anagrams of the name too:-) many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 3/17/2018 12:56:00 AM

I agree with you Greg and maybe our poetic voices can make a difference. I wrote the poem then it took me about a week before i decided i would actually post it, its such an emotive issue but unless we speak out nothing will change:-) hugs Jan x

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/16/2018 7:38:00 PM

That's so kind of you, Jan, thank you so much! I found it very difficult as well, and almost didn't write it, but we can change the world with our words, I think, if only in small ways ... and this is such an important subject. Blessings, friend! :-) <3

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/15/2018 1:05:00 PM

So poignant and frightening! Hell’s deepest chambers reserved for those who do such abominations! Always...always, your pen is fantastic!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/15/2018 11:03:00 PM

I completely agree, Kim, and I think he's frying in hellfire as we "speak" ... thank you for the kind comments, my friend.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/15/2018 3:01:00 AM

Well said Gregory , he was certainly a wolf in sheep's clothing. Good luck in the contest. Tom

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 3/15/2018 11:02:00 PM

So true, Tom ... and thank you, Friend! :-)