The Masked

The true monsters are not the tough -
talking, gun-totting, drug-dazed lunatics
who foul the air in unworthy existence;

the true monsters are those , who out
of the abysmal depth of their baneful hearts, the demons are spawned;

the true monster will talk sense
when need be, empathise when need be,
join a crusade when need be;

the true monster's mask is honorable, his embrace is warm, but his gift to the bereaved does not measure to the sacrifices to his demons