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The Shadow
by Antonio Rocco S. (Rocco Valentini)
Justice in a courtroom is theater; Justice on the street is consequence. The law bends, But a moral spine should not. When facing murderers, rapists, drug dealers, Corrupt politicians, and corporate embezzlers, Doing things by the book means Having your name removed from the yellow pages. Good, like light, changes shape When confronted by darkness. Light’s shadow is good’s resilience. The brim of a pulp adventurer’s fedora Casts a shadow over the wicked In a way a comic book hero's cape cannot. Morality isn't something you find In a Saturday morning cartoon Or in a display case for twenty-five cents. Morality is a shadow that grows In proportion to the evil it confronts. Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Who knows how dark a knight can become?