Hatred (Poem)

THE ORLANDO SHOOTING HAD JUST HAPPENED

WHEN I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS POEM.

HATRED

SEEPS INTO YOUR SOUL

LEAVES A GAPING HOLE

FESTERING

LIKE A WOUND THAT NEVER HEALS

A DARK, INSIDIOUS STAIN

THAT BRINGS ONLY PAIN

AND QUESTIONS...

AND BLAME

ECOURAGED, WORSHIPPED, TAUGHT

ISN'T THIS WHY WE FOUGHT

TO KILL THE ENEMY

THAT CONSUMES ONE'S THOUGHTS

DISPISED

DISGUISED

POLITICIZED

METASTICIZED

SPILLING ITS SEED ACROSS THE WORLD

AND BRINGING LIFE TO IGNORANCE

PERMEATING THE SOUL AND LEAVING IT

EMPTY