Poison and Antidote
POISON
hate
it curls in dark corners, consuming
weak souls
killing those who are deemed
unfavorable
disgusting
it’s an ugly emotion
unpure
gross
horrendous
p o i s o n o u s
it poisons our air
our lungs
our minds
our hearts
our children
it curls around our throats
waiting
waiting for it’s chance to tighten and
choke
those who are too weak to fight it off
too weak to battle it with kindness
and love
no one helps those
who are consumed
by hate
they just let them
infect
poison
others
and it continues
as a vicious cycle
can it be stopped?
NO ANTIDOTE
no
it can’t be stopped
it’s spiraled out of control
too many are infected
too many are watching
without helping
just allowing it to happen
allowing people to be killed
to be poisoned
unless we work
we really work
to remedy this
to come up with an antidote
to stop this
it’ll continue to fester
but that’s impossible
because human beings are more comfortable
staying out of things that don’t concern them
than swallowing their pride
and stopping someone from infecting others
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