3 april 2025, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2695: a crowd of monsters

Greetings my lovely friends ☺️ 💗. How are you all doing today? I hope things are going well? Today I will like to be discussing about the monsters that exists in our human society today.

Our society is a vast, moving crowd, but within it lurks something unsettling a gathering of monsters. They don't have claws or fangs, and they also don't breathe fire or hide under beds. Instead, they walk among us, carrying themselves with practiced ease and speaking in voices that are similar to those of everyday people. Despite the fact that they are human, these monsters' actions reveal their monstrous nature they are not mythical creatures. There are individuals who thrive on manipulation, deceit, and cruelty and feed on the weakness of others in every crowd. They smile, but their words are more destructive than any knife.

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Despite their handshake, their grip saps soul warmth. Some people are driven by avarice, consuming resources without considering the people who are left starving in their wake. Others twist the truth, weaving lies so thick that even the most honest among us begin to doubt reality. There are those who wield power like a weapon, pressing it against the throats of the helpless, ensuring that their own ambitions rise above all else.

However, not all monsters that pose the greatest threat are the loudest. Some people stay silent, watching injustice happen and looking away like they are blind. They blend into the crowd, neither attacking nor defending, allowing corruption to fester. They say in whispers that it is not their battle or their burden.

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However, by remaining silent, they empower the very things they dread. Monsters don't gather in a horde overnight. It grows as a result of selfishness, apathy, and the small, every-day decisions that erode humanity. But just as monsters exist within society, so do those who stand against them. The question remains: when the crowd gathers, will you join the monsters or will you stand up to them and fight