Mark Stucky Poet Free verse

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(First published in Valiant Scribe Literary Journal (Issue 2, Winter 2022) 43-44. See also my poems "Closed Community Prejudice (an Alphabetized Memoir)," "Races," and "Weapons of Wonder.")

(Image is a collage by the author from two images generated on my Substack account Spirit Whispers: Eclectic Writings on Spirituality.)

Hate Vacuuming

Vacuum cleaners are pneumatic nobles,
built to cleanse our offices and homes,
sucking dust from floors and crevices
to discard in trash cans
(where dirt belongs).

What if we could also build a machine
to vacuum hate from our world
and to hurl hate into hell
(where hate belongs)?

What if it could suck base instincts
from souls of supremacists and mass shooters,
mute divisive talk shows, podcasts, and politicians,
and permanently delete dark social media posts?

From each of us, would it also siphon out
grievances, grudges, prejudices, and pain,
with torturous psychological turbulence...
but then heal us as our last dastardly
dust bunnies disappear?

To heal ourselves, our communities, our nations,
can we really assemble that marvelous machine?
Can tools of truth, justice, and love
help us to eradicate hate?

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Daniel Schack September 5, 2023 at 2:40 PM Quite socially redeeming stuff buddy.please see and maybe comment on mine Stay strong and carry on.

David Fisher July 2, 2023 at 1:37 PM What a good idea and good poem. It would be tougher than keeping up with those darned replicating dust bunnies.