General Poetry posted October 29, 2024


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A message against hatred

Animosity

by nomi338

 

Animosity is a killer that is running a deadly course

Killing without compassion, killing without remorse

It hates the place you came from; it hates that you are here

Its anger activated, whenever you are near

 

It hates the way you dress; it hates the way you speak

It would like to remove you, but it’s a coward and it’s weak

So, it backs the political candidate, who says he’ll do the deed

A garden of hostility, thus grown from this hateful seed

 

Things are coming to a head, and we will soon see

Just what kind of country, this will finally be

We are one species, despite how we look, dress or sound

Lovingly crafted from the dust of the ground

 

We can give in to hatred, feeding it every day

I pray that those who will replace us will find a better way

I pray that our failures, will inspire them to embrace love

I know without doubt, this would please our God above

 

So, let no one bear animosity any more

Instead, let love be the key to open heaven’s door

Glorious blessings from above await us

Gifts from a God who does not hate us.

 




Poem of the Month contest entry

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#17
October
2024


During this hostile and bitterly fought political campaign, I became sickened by the accusations and at times open displays of hatred strongly based on ethnic discrimination. I feel that as a people we have had quite enough time to have gotten over the foolishness of the past. Clearly none of us are going away. God does not wish us tp be eliminated, and man himself is not powerful nor evil enough to accomplish it, so we might as well get over it and learn to share the Earth. It is certainly big enough for us all.
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