Hatred Poem by Justin Reamer

I am one of the Seven Deadly Sins,
And you know what I am capable of.
For I am a human instinct,
And yet a daemon from the Pit,
And you must beware of me,
For I can kill you in the end.

I am the reason
You hold a grudge against your friend,
For I am the reason you cannot forgive him,
And I am also the reason why you murdered
The man who wronged you in plain sight.

I am the reason
That Jacob and Esau fought so
Badly and yet held a grudge.
I am also the reason why Cain and Abel
Did not get along,
And why Cain murdered Abel,
His own brother.

I am the reason why the Israelites
Made the Golden Calf
While Moses was going to get the Ten Commandments,
For they hated Moses being gone,
And they thought that the Lord was not with them.
They thought He had
Abandoned them.

I am the reason why Jonah suffered,
For he hated the Ninevites
And everything they stood for,
Since he was also a coward
When God called upon him.

I am the reason why many of the prophets
Were persecuted
For the Israelites
Were afraid of what God
Was trying to tell them.

I am also the reason why the Samaritans
Had conflicts with the Jews,
For the Jews did them wrong,
And the Samaritans lived their own lives
Of ungodliness and everything.

I am also the reason why Joseph
Was betrayed by his brothers,
For they hated him
And sold him into slavery,
Just because of his technicoloured
Coat from his father Jacob.

I am the reason why Jesus died on the cross,
For the Pharisees hated Him,
And everything He preached,
And everything He told people.

I am also the reason why St. Paul,
Who was formerly Saul,
Killed so many of the early Christians,
For he hated them so much,
That he did not care what he did to them at all.

And I am also the reason why you hate your friend so much,
For he betrayed you,
Deceived you,
And lied about you.
He took your girlfriend,
The love of your life,
And you cannot forgive him.
In fact, he married
Your fiancee,
That woman you loved so much,
You cannot forgive your friend because
You gave in to me.
You cannot forget about the pain,
And that is the truth.

That is the truth of it all.

So don't give in to me,
Whatever you do,
For I will take pleasure in your pain,
And will bring your soul to the Pit,
For believe me,
I am merciless,
And you do not want to be infected with me,
Tainting every aspect of your life.