The Absence of Humanity

Our souls are given breath of life the day that we are born.
But the absence of humanity can leave our souls so torn.
To even try to tolerate such asinine behavior.
Is but a slap into the face of our graceful savior.

Nobody is born perfect, no, not one mortal soul.
But if you've no humanity, you never can be whole.
For God instilled in each of us a sense of love and kindness.
To live life any other way, is to live life in blindness.

So absence of humanity, we cannot tolerate.
For living without love in heart, only leaves us hate.
We ask ourselves so many things though out our years on earth.
But tolerating what's not just, diminishes our worth.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mehta Avatar
June 17, 2014 at 11:09 PM
Congratulations on a fine win in the contest on Tolerance, robert
Dietrich Avatar
June 16, 2014 at 3:15 PM
LOVE that last line. Is this for the toleration contest then? I like how you reflect on humanity in this poem. I think one of the biggest dilemmas we face is what to do with those who have NO humanity, no soul. They kill for pure pleasure of it. Instead of letting them live forever in prison, wasting our tax dollars, do we kill them? Or do we use "kindness" and let them live locked up? that's a really hard one!
Johnson Avatar
June 16, 2014 at 6:17 PM
Hi Andrea, yes, it's for the contest. Thank you for tolerating me. :):):)
Horne Avatar
June 15, 2014 at 7:57 AM
yes, such an insightful write here, my friend
Deschler Avatar
June 14, 2014 at 10:50 PM
You have got it so right, Robert. I like the positive message you send in this poem.... Very nicely done! Great rhyming, as well!
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