To Those You Hate

How can they do; all that they do;
how can love be exchanged for hate;
can you forget how they’ve wronged you;
is it even open for debate?

When you revisit the evil they’ve done;
can you even sleep thru the night;
looking back to when it all had begun;
is there any way all is made right?

How can I forgive that treacherous one;
whose evils cost, so many, so much?
Mere thought of him; and peace is gone;
I bristle at the thought of his touch.

Can I still be a part of heaven above;
harboring all this hatred inside?
This evil one makes a mockery of love;
and his only wish: to divide.

So much evil exists, it’s hard to relate;
we don’t even know where to begin;
but, we’ve been taught it’s evil we hate;
not the soul it’s currently within.

I cannot lie; there’s much bitterness, within;
yet, I long for that heavenly realm;
looking to the Master for where to begin;
so, my hate, I can still overwhelm.

A message from God flows from above;
it is one to which, all should relate;
nearly everbody, loves who they love;
the trick is, to Love who you hate.