bad hate poem
I hate you
cos you’re not like me
cos you’re not
the same religion as me
I hate you. I kill you.
cos Hey! what color are you?
What kind of skin color is that!
I hate you
I hate you
cos you have different views
from the ones I have -
Hey! don’t you know I’m right
and you’re wrong?
It’s so obvious and you can't see
- oh, I so hate you!
I hate you. I kill you.
Long ago
your great great grandpa stole sheep
from my great great grandpa
and my grandpa knocked
your grandpa’s teeth out
and your grandma stole eggs from our farms
and so my grandma poisoned your well
and now I’m here and you too
and so I hate you, I hate you, I just oh so hate you
I hate you
cos my leader said so
cos my Holy Book
which is the only True Book in the World
says:
“God is Love.
Love your enemy.
But kill them who don’t agree.”
I hate you
cos you are in the way
in my way
I hate you
cos it’s something I’ve got to do
since you live on the other side of the border
My dad said so and my Great Wise Leader said so
And anyway you eat rice
while I eat wheat
and though we both shit
I wash my arse
and you wipe yours -
Oh we’re just so awfully different!
O I hate you
cos you’re not like me
cos you are not
the same as me
I hate you. I kill you.
LOL. …. This is more like it Raj!! Enjoyed this to the hilt!! . .. it is so fun that I found it hard to concentrate on the message.
great write if taken in proper prespective. The creation itself is different, but survives in harmony overlooking differences.
Man sounds great! [Maxim Gorky-The lower depths] Out of the same clay he made different faces?
If everyone would just take a moment to pause and listen... Accept all our differences, imperfections and beliefs. Then we will all live in harmony... No throwing stones, no pointing fingers and no false illusions that one is better or greater than the other.
I enjoyed your wisdom write, Raj...how silly humans magnify the differences among them!
Lennon, King, Gandhi, Lincoln, the Kennedy brothers. Taken from us by the vilest evil the world has ever known. Satan? No... Ignorance! Powerful Raj. Yes indeed... Recommended for sure.
Because leaders said so, leader-ship is an art been used to drag nations to war and financial crises and poverty with by using hate and religions. Well writen Raj.
A thought provoking poem.
A great example of how futile hate is and how programmed others can be because of differences. My favorite stanza is "long ago your great great grandpa stole sheep from my great great grandpa..." Powerful writing Raj with vivid images to support the theme~
Ha,ha,ha! What a difference to hate and fight for!
an excellent write expressed in a simple yet satirising manner.
This is a brilliant write that explains exactly the reason there is so much war in the world today. If man could only accept that we are all different, with different cultures and different skin colours and different religions, but we are all human and we should respect each other no matter what. Sadly I cannot foresee complete peace in the world in the near future, if ever, but if only we here on pf could make a start that would be wonderful......... Pat
ring that bell my friend, ring it loud ,shake those towers , this is a fine poem to read out loud and shout wonderful energy!