Necessary Evil?

When are we going to catch on?
That necessary evil is still evil.
When are we going to see through the lies:
That we must discriminate,
That we must hate,
That we must imprison,
That we must oppress,
That we must kill.

Calling it our jobs,
Following orders,
Believing that it's necessary,
Saying that we're "only human,"
Does not make us righteous,
Does not make us safe,
Does not make us whole,
It makes us all less human.

Fear builds walls,
Fear builds prisons,
Fear aims the gun,
Fear pulls the trigger,
Fear drops bombs,
Fear pushes us into necessary evil.

Love casts out fear,
But fear is persistent and clever,
Fear can wear a mask
That looks like love,
But is really a shadow.
And in the shadows
Necessary Evil lurks.