On a darker note

I secretly think that everyone has a dark side. Even the most seemingly innocent of us all. In fact, I think these are the ones that we should be most wary of. Perhaps it's my cynicism talking... too young for that? I don't think so.

Have you ever known someone you thought was this utter angel... only to find out later that she's dating your older brother, your dad, and your maternal grandfather all at the same time? Okay I'm stretching it a little here, maybe just brother and dad lah. More believable. So anyway, you get the picture.

I belive everyone has a dark side. A side we keep away from the rest of the world. A side where shadows run freely an night, without fear of being caught in the light. In the day, these shadows remain hidden, tucked deep into our (sub-)consciousness, depending on what kind of person you are.

I think the silent, dark types are the most dangerous because you least expect them to be the ones shocking you with such sordid details. Then again, maybe this is all part and parcel of life. Everyone has secrets they do not share with the rest of the world. In the event such secrets are thrown into the spotlight, they are branded 'sordid' and 'gossip'.

On the flip side, one can also imagine a party animal - the loudmouthed, attention-seeking girl with big hair and always throwing herself at anything with a dick and a scrotum. Once she's alone, alone with her dark side, she suddenly transforms into a meek, bespectacled geek of a person... Then again, that's her secret. No one is supposed to know.

Why? Why? It's the questions that jumble the facts up... the attempts at analysis that inject sordidity (is this even a word?) into the details. Lurid.

Curiosity killed the cat. But the cats never learn. They keep on questioning. That's the trouble with human beings.