Thursday, April 19, 2012

Love Thine Enemy

Loving Thine Enemy When He Has a Gun To Your Child's Head.
By Happy Hiram

Nobody feels love now.
But what of compassion;
what misery and pain
led to this quandary?

Can I think of my child
fiercely, and thus uselessly
or can I understand
the man with weapon in hand?

Does passion get
the better of love?
Who will win, who will rise?
Understanding holds the key.

When a child's soft hand
reaches for that hot flame
sometimes we bruise it
pushing it away

We may thwart
the terrorist with love
or with hate,
but what is left?

Understanding
is a greater weapon
than is hate.
Compassion
is not weakness
but strength.

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