The Enemy Within

I have no enemies If you turn me into an Enemy It is your own doing For my part, I hold Love and peace and kindness In my mind and in my heart You bear responsibility For the pain and suffering You inflict On your innocent brothers And sisters And mothers and sons Our fathers may well weep That so many of their children Have gone the way of hate Look within to heal yourself Eliminate the need Eliminate the desire To hate The wound is deep The wound is painful I know But do not be deceived We are not enemies, my friend We are not Enemies My friend There is no difference From heart to heart Man to man Woman to woman Color to color Nation to nation We are the same We are the same We are The same. ~ Laurence Overmire (Previously published in Love Poems, Papyrus Press, LLC,2024)