Faye Sizemore

FOR LOVE OF HATING

Salt the earth
and plow the field
where the seed of hate
is cast
that no more children
partake of its yield
so peace may rein
… at last

In doing so
the truth
may be forlorn
Our own children
… born of love
may be stillborn

A Response to the poem, “Loving, Hating and a Question” – ©Copyright January 23, 2007 by Nancy L. Meek and which, in turn, inspired Nancy’s response, “Genesis – Take 2 – Action” – ©Copyright January 27, 2007