If You Clear

If you don’t clear the hatred From the garden of the heart I won’t cultivate the flowers If you don’t clear the negativity From the path of the daily walking path I won’t walk more toward you If you don’t clear the concealed lie From the shrewd rules of living life I won’t know what the truth is If you don’t clear the apartheid poison From the blood circulation of human belief I won’t care more the humanity If you don’t clear the revengeful mindset From the confirmation biased of religion I won’t stop the ferocious crusade If you don’t clear the war and peace theme In the world book of heinous imperialism I won’t stop the procession of deaths If you do clear me that you, s/he, and I We are the same human beings in God’s eye Then I will be cleared from beastly dye February 14, 2023 The Clearing Poetry Contest Sponsored by: craig cornish