Love and Hate

As a kid I saw injustice 

Domestic violence 

It wasn't mother's tears 

But the lack of them 

That caused my soul to rage 

Her love was offered like a dove 

He broke its neck

But the cycle was broken  

Things change over time 

I have to lay aside the hatred

Lest it consume me 

And avoid things that remind

Lest the demand for justice 

Destroyes love in everyone's lives

I also found a love for someone 

That goes to the core of my being

I thought what was in my hand 

Had been rejected

My soul raged because it cut so deep

But I had been misinformed

And so this love began to consume me 

I had to lay it aside

While many things remind me of her

I must focus on the good 

There is so much love to give others  

God forbid this demand for justice

destroy love in everyone's lives

Strange how hatred and love 

Can be so similar. 

When things cut deep into a soul

It is impossible to forget  

We can only lay it aside 

for a time 

Calm the raging voice 

Chose to give love 

And do what is best