I Doubt It

Humanity’s trajectory.

You covet

My opinion on it?

Well then.

Allow Me

to share My thoughts.

Pessimism and cynicism;

both justified

when pondering on the

future.

For every good man,

a dozen evil men

challenge him.

For every good woman,

the same.

Humanity believes

its morality outweighs

its immorality.

Humanity believes

its selflessness overshadows

its selfishness.

I wish

the voluntary veil

over your eyes

does not blind you

from the truth

that skitters

underneath.

For I know

that no anomaly of hope ‒

of love ‒

will send you to

salvation;

spare you

from stumbling down

your sinking path.

Perhaps My judgement

was amiss

when I blessed you with

free will,

since most of you

have wielded it

only

to seize it

from others.

Yet time will continue

trudging forward,

and My pessimism

and cynicism

may yet

be proven

false.

I pray it to be so.

But ‒

I doubt it.