Well said. Hatred will destroy us.

Well written.

Inna

excellent meaning and very well written:}

Very Well Written…

very heavy emotion…

Wonderful

Great post….

Such upheaval. I like the metre change you used. Odd, but it fit the flow of the words.

You describe this well. Let us hope we never live those words in our lives.Tx for the great piece.

Life in the heart of darkness.

Well said.

Is it bad that I was rooting for the darkness?

Wonderfull

well written maam! keep posting

Of course fine.

Wow! That is a really powerful and emotional write Debra. Well done.

Christine

You’re right! Hatred heart is an evil heart!

Very powerful & penetrating work, Debra – brilliantly written – great to be reminded at the opening of a new decade !

Great piece

I definitely agree with your view, hatred will not bear good things.

So true Debra:) I can’t hate anyone because I’d be miserable -my heart would collapse

how true if u hate strongly someone it first destroys u rather then the person u hate nice poem

Hatred, rage and anger are very seductive. Best is to observe and eradicate.

Or all light disappears.

Great poem;Hatred is a putrefactive matter,that will contaminate our souls and body as well.

Some great lines. Dark and powerful.

Nice poem Deb. My take on hatred is it is a natural emotion not totally dislike the emotion of love. It can be a survival mechanism although there are those romantics who would rather not think of it this way. Hatred becomes a problem and can be destructive to oneself and to others when one does not understand it, does not know oneself and does not care to control it. Great thought invoking poem!

Very emotional poem, and I love the wording, it was so descriptive and intense…

You are absolutely right, hatred will destroy you!!

So very true, well-composed and wise!

I totally agree! Controlling your inter demons is one of the biggest challenges anyone will ever face in life! Thanks for the share!

Your words, so effective. Gives me chills knowing just how true this is.

Yes, Hatred will destroy us………very powerful words, and a wonderful poem…..

‘rises to torment’ As already said, a great write on that stealthy creature that can rise within us and eat at our insides if we should allow it to.

Right on, hate destroys the one who projects it and not the object of hate.

Very powerful poem. Good job!

such an apt poem in todays times

brilliantly written, i was very impressed by the language and skill

wow this was very good

As always, Debra, brilliant verses.

Very evocative, great imagery and nice flow. Very well done.

A brilliant piece! Hatred will destroy you.

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Hi Debra,
Love and forgiveness is the key to happiness. Your poem is well written and very descriptive as always.
Blessings to you,
Chris

Quite a profound metaphorical take on good over evil…or perhaps the opposite.

very well expressed..good job

Extremely powerful like those horrible dementors in the Harry Potter books, these emotions can consume you if they get chance to take hold

Vivid. Hatred will never let you at peace.

A great post

Well done, and such a powerful message.

Brilliant! Great imagery and a cool pic to represent your prose. Thumbs up!

Well crafted lines with a timely message. Another great work, Debra.

nice

Never hate, it hurts the hater worse than the hated.

Very dark. The lines are well put too.

A stunning poem with wonderful imagery and such a strong message.

Very vivid in spots, and exemplifies much of the workings of a hating heart. I know, I’ve been there too, as I’m sure most of us have. I like the flow, and your structure is good for the most part. I enjoyed the similarity between the opening and the closing designs. I think though, that if you’d written this in wordperfect or word program your control over the structure would show through better instead of using the submit form here. Overall, really good work. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.

well done

Forgiveness is so hard for me to be able to do consistantly, and then when i\’m able to forgive someone, then I have trouble forgetting about it, and putting it behind me. You\’re poem was so discriptive to detail in relationship to the guilt and feeling of betrayal that one feels when hatred rules their lives. I fight with this monster on a daily basis, and hope I can one day forgive and forget. Very good poem and format. Well done Debra.