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Been thinking about hate and anger

Social commentary, some thoughts.

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago • 2 min read
Top Story - June 2024
Been thinking about hate and anger
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been thinking about hate and

and how,

even with so much on my plate

I still find time to hate

we all do,

to a lesser or greater extent

so I'm by no means virtuous

or a great example to follow

been thinking about how hate

hate and anger fit together,

when really

they have no place together

Hate is dangerous, toxic

the opposite of love,

while anger

anger can be

righteous diginfied,

healthy and justified.

when the motives...the

motives behind it are sound

when a solution...a

solution to it can be found

So quick we too often are to

to choose hate and anger

to our own detriment

been thinking about hate and

and anger, but really just

want to think about,

love and understanding

*

been (sinking)thinking about hate and

andhow,

even with so much on my plate(piledhigh),

I still find time to hate

we all do,

to a lesser or greater extent ,

so I'm by no means virtuous(listentomythoughts?)

or a great example to follow

been (drowning)thinking about how hate

hate andanger fit together,

when really

they have no place together

Hate is dangerous, toxic(loveraser)

the opposite of love,

while anger

anger can be

righteous diginfied,

healthy andjustified.

when the motives...the

motives behind it are sound

when a resolution...a

solution to it can be found

So quick we toooften are to

to choose hate andanger

to our own detriment

been (suffocating)thinking about hateand

andanger, but really just

want to think about,

love andunderstanding

*

been (sinking)thinking about hate(overandoverdigestingruminatingmeditating) and

-in our minds we're fine, are we?-

andhow,

even with so much on my plate(piledhigh),

I still find time to hate(somuchtimesomuchroomwasted)

we all do,

to a lesser or greater extent(youmeusherhimthey),

so I'm by no means virtuous(listentomythoughts?)

or a great example to follow(don'tfollowmyactions)

been (drowning)thinking about how hate(itdrainsholdsusdown)

-in our minds we're fine, are we?-

hate andanger fit together,

when really

they have no place together

Hate is dangerous, toxic(loveraser)

the opposite of love,

while anger

anger can be

righteous diginfied, (protectiveofselfandothersadvocateadvocate)

healthy andjustified.

when the motives...the

motives behind it are sound

when a (absolution)resolution...a

(salvation)solution to it can be found

So quick(lightningrapido), we too(fartoo) often are to

to choose hate(scourgeantithesisoflovefear) andanger

to our own detriment

been (suffocating)thinking about hate(thepainitcausestoall) and

-in our minds we're fine, are we?-

andanger, but really just

want to think about,

love andunderstanding(andpeace...gloriouspeace)

*

Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: Was looking through my folders and thought I had already posted this, but hadn't! So here you go.

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Paul Stewart

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