HATE ACTUALLY WINS?
Please, tell me it isn’t true.
Hateful, divisive bullies win.
Diplomacy, tact and class
Are ground into the dirt.
A low day indeed
For all who honor decency
And kindness.
For those who respect
The personhood of all.
I am not an object.
I am a person who loves
My brother, my sister,
Yes, even the ideals
My country once embraced.
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But, this, too, shall pass.
I wonder, though,
Will my home rise again
Over the smallness of greed
Bigheadedness and vilification?
Do decency and tolerance
Have a chance
In a world where winning means
I grind my heels into the soft and tender
Backs of those smaller or quieter than I?
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We cannot survive divided against ourselves.
Hatred will never end by hatred.
Only love can truly conquer all.
November 9, 2016
Hi, Darlene! Wonderful poem! I am finally back on computer & email. This new computer has me befuddled. Got some help today & hope I can now figure it out!
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I know what you mean. I just got a new smart phone and it precipitated a whole bunch of problems.
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