I Will Not Hate

I will not hate all roses Because I was scratched by one thorn, I will not give up the scent which no one opposes Because one bad rose had been born. I will not hate all snakes From what one had done in the past, Life, only the ignorant steals and takes Hate and revenge and judging should not forever last. I will not hate all bees Because by one I was attacked and stung, Let them all fly freely in the breeze Let them bring life, when summer has sprung. I will not hate every woman Because one had used me and done me wrong, Hurt me the way a love shouldn't But, sometimes pain makes you wise and strong. What is invisible unto the eye Sometimes is known only true by the heart, Sometimes we want to believe in a lie And many times, we are just stupid and not yet smart. I will not hate a people or a culture Because others wish death or pain to be their fate, I will not pick at them like a starving vulture I just will not hate. Randy L. McClave