It is a silent killer
It creeps through the night,
Hunting for prey,
Searching for weakness.
It settles in,
It finds a home.
First in hearts,
Then households,
Then cities,
Then countries.
It is the opponent
We never know we have.
It is the murderer
We never suspect.
It is the plague
That is forgotten
From the history books.
It is slow-moving,
Deadly,
Silent,
Suffocating,
Horrifying,
Catastrophic.
It is our worst fear
And our biggest flaw.
Apathy.