To Hate Hatred

Damn the tears shed for hate's sake each day For they threaten to sponge this good world away We jump to condemn all our fellow's disdain Yet OUR acts and words are quite often the same Human history is rife with our pushing aside The folks we find "different" that we should abide The color of our flesh and the shape of our eyes Become standards we typecast and rationalize Without giving thought to the lies that are spun We hurt folks in ways that then can't be undone Instead of comparing our skin and our face We should see everybody as ONE human race For unless we regard ALL contempt as the same Hatred will bloom, with our prejudice to blame So who do we charge with abolishing hate? That soul in the mirror who governs our fate We can vote to change rulings, legislation and laws To quiet those people who make bias their cause Do our best to identify hate and its guises Combat it with love, and make no compromises Learn to see "difference" as something that's good Preach kindness and tolerance, as we all should And if we transform the contempt in our heart At least we can say that we've made ... a good start. ~ 3rd Place ~ in the "My Loudest Feelings" Poetry Contest, Caren Krutsinger, Judge & Sponsor. * The fight against hatred of any kind is the thing I'm most passionate about, it will always be my loudest voice, and the thing I respond to the quickest. *