John Lawless Poet Free verse

Hate Is Not a Crime

Hate Is Not A Crime

I have hated
still bear the scars
that caused the hate
and the scars of hating
those who caused the hate.

I know the darkness
of my hate, its futile
longing to be freed
from it’s sordid legacy.

I fear the demons
it holds at bay
in a molten ball
of raging regret.

I have honed the edges
of my hate, cast the sword
heavenward into
an empty sky

Yet the forge still
smolders, new blades glow
reddened-hot
in the flush of feeling’s
lingering lunacy.

My hate gave power
to too small hands,
purpose to an
uncomprehending mind,
fever to a dying spirit. 

The healing power of hate -
the purified
cauterization of
un-healing wounds.

For hate was all I had
and hate is not a crime.



5/19/2017

submitted to – Catharsis – Poetry Contest

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Afzal Nusker June 25, 2017 at 12:06 AM Very fine descriptions, John. Congrats on your win.

Dale Gregory Cozart May 30, 2017 at 3:54 PM Over time I've come to accept my hatred. It has taught me self-respect. Good write.

Maurice Rigoler May 29, 2017 at 2:46 PM You've turned hatred into a blessing for yourself. I doubt it works that way for most of us. Many thanks for the stop by. My aim in the poem about the nudist was to have a reverse psychology. Not sure if I succeeded. Best to you in your writing endeavors. / M

Becca Teagan May 22, 2017 at 10:11 AM This is awesome, I don't believe I've ever read such an eloquent poem about the virtues of hate, but, I get it. It's very honest. I love this, John! John Lawless May 22, 2017 at 9:26 PM sort of the old "both ends of the stick" ideology....ya can't have one without the other. thanks for stopping by.

Anne-Marie Coreggia May 20, 2017 at 9:51 AM John, this is a brilliant write. A 7 and a fave. This should do extremely well in the contest:) Amitiés John Lawless May 22, 2017 at 9:21 PM we shall see...thanks for the high mark and the fav. appreciate your taking the time to read and comment