Villain or Victim

why choose?

Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay

I’m a victim
to my villain-ish thoughts
breaking free
of what used to be
or of what is still here
in the context of fear

-or

Am I a villain
playing out the victim
for today
hunting for my prey
exalting the ego mind
self-reflection making me blind

-perhaps

I don’t have to choose
villain/victim
living out both roles
racking up the tolls
traversing the shadowed path
dealing with the aftermath

-realization

I’m judge and jury
innocently guilty
Sitting in the dark
looking for that spark
to illuminate what’s right
in this dark soul of the night

© 2026 A. N. Tipton

I wrote this in reflection to my last post, dissecting the roles we play and the shadows we carry. Sometimes we’re one or the other…