Bad Boys
Am I the only one?
Am the only one tempted by the Dark Side?
Shall I root for blonde Skywalker or Vader in his tight black leather,
rasping as he zaps another planet?
The Dark Lord of Sith or the good guy?
No contest!
Why do I hope that the Mummy might return?
Imotep fully restored, another plague upon you.
And is it so wrong to find Spacey’s Ackerman funny
or the urbane Hans Gruber rather compelling, smart and cool?
And can any corrupt and oily man who in his rage demands
‘Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!’ be preferable to those with kind and caring hands?
No contest.
I have relegated guilt to a different sin-bin.
Anyone who threatens to cut out Mr Costner’s heart with a spoon –
can he really be all bad?
There are some we hate to love
And some we love to hate,
But remember to be very careful
If they ask you for a date.
Linda Prince
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