Villainy

Daily writing prompt

What villain actually had a good point?

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The villain within
Always makes
Convincing arguments.

It exists
As contrast,
Whispering darker words
To challenge
The lighter ones.

Without that inner villain,
How would we recognise
True evil
When it stands before us?

The Devil’s advocate
Lives quietly
Within us all,
Not to command,
But to tempt.

Our moral compass
Is not measured
By the darkness we hear,
But by the direction
We choose to walk.