Behind the Trouble

Who is behind the trouble?
      Is it the Catholics, the Jews, the Chinese
        or a combination 
            of all three?
Well, it seems that people 
      form deep seated hatreds
And you know what?
    None of us are
  free from it 
I'm going to synagoguenext
   Yom Kippur
         despite my doubts.....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Sepulvado Anderson Avatar
July 14, 2010 at 4:36 AM
Being full-blooded Native American with VERY dark skin I have personally had to endure racism living in the deep south. Great write. I enjoyed reading your material this morning. Have a wonderful day! Scarlett
Dufresne Avatar
June 19, 2010 at 7:15 PM
elementary my dear watson. The answer is in your first word. Who. People are who ...and again you answered the question in your fifth and sixth lines. Well done.....we need go no farther for the moment. Enjoyed your poem Mathew.- Robert
Chachere Avatar
May 8, 2010 at 4:32 PM
i like the way you formed this.great write. there are many people who are unable to control their angry, so they take the wrong path, taking it out on so many innocent, and it is ver depressing. -Always&Forever Lynette
Dietrich Avatar
May 5, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Matt, it was my poem "three things incredible" maybe you remarked on it? I don't recall. That covers the three to four decades since after my 14th year on earth. So what inspired THIS little poem of yours here? And when you say a combination of all three, what is the third in addition to the JEws and the Cathollics? very interesting read,matt. LUv, andrea
Mehta Avatar
May 4, 2010 at 7:37 PM
A good write
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