This Thing Known As Hatred

This thing known as hatred does seem a huge waste of energy and time And it often does lead one to commit a jail worthy crime Against the person that he or she has grown to hate Most times bad feelings to worse feelings do escalate Hatred crowds out all positive thoughts from the mind And where it exist compassion you will not find In the Human World hate crimes in numbers everyday does grow Those who harbor hate to their enemies compassion cannot show In the mind where love is hatred cannot survive Only in the clouded brain it can take root to thrive The one who lives with hate cannot think with a clear head Though breathing the air of life he or she is soul dead The one who harbors hatred of spiritual help is in need Of all the human feelings the most toxic indeed.