Exceeding Hatred
by Kenneth Vincent Walker / August 24th, 2025
Intense hatred is not
Inherent, no matter
What has been said, it
Best be taught to the
Impressionable at a
Tender young age, to
The less fortunate, to
The most vulnerable.
Typically, it begins with
A pin-prick at this stage,
With no antiseptic it
Festers over a lifetime,
Causing a great deal of
Suffering as infection
Has spead like wildfire
Ablaze; the pain is then
Amplified by aggression
And intolerance. For the
Seeds sown have grown;
Now, are uncontrollably
Violent beyond discretion
With extreme prejudice.
Kenneth Vincent Walker is a "New Formalist" Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Performer, and Author of BORDERLINE ABSURD (An Exercise in Rhyme and Reason), published by Poem Sugar Press 2015.
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This article was posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2025 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.