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It’s a Cancer
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Jesus once summed up the commandments into two great commandments. Love the Lord with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. If you truly love him your heart has no room for hatred.


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 It will eat at your heart and cause you great pain

This pain comes when you look upon another with great disdain.

 

It is insidious and though it seems to be unfeeling

It will tear at your soul and send your mind reeling.

 

It is a cancer; a four letter word which will demoralize and berate.

It is a horrible sickness that we know as hate.

 

The reason may be the color of a person’s skin; his politics or his religion.

You may choose to disagree with him but to allow yourself to hate is a bad decision.

 

One thing I have learned about hatred is a true fact which I share with your now.

It is more damaging to your soul than the person you chose to hate somehow.

 

Hatred is like a heavy burden which you carry and keeps you from achieving a higher life.

It is like a ball and chain which will cause you to sink under its weight and strife.

 

It is better to love, forgive and look for the best in your sister and brother.

If you do this you have joined with your maker to achieve happiness like no other.
 


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 Reviews of "It’s a Cancer"
Reviewed on April 17, 2007
"It’s a Cancer"

Superb and powerful rendering of love, hope, and faith.
Excellent meter and rhyme to such work that holds the truth.

Blessings to you Lew and take care,
From the Heart of an Artist Quiet Storm

Reviewed on April 13, 2007
Excellance in every word to the powerful ending, message! Definitely a piece to which I in my lifetime so far can truly relate!!!!

I am most glad I dropped by!

~Nikki~

Reviewed by Rhonda Galizia
Reviewed on April 11, 2007
Fabulous, Lew!

The LORD's Prayer teaches us clearly ..Forgive us OUR trespasses, AS WE FORGIVE those who have trespassed against us.

You are right, Lew "It's a Cancer". Hatred, and a lack of forgiveness will cause a root of bitterness to spring up...and then spread.. into every area of one's life!

Excellent work!
Bless you, Rhonda

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on April 10, 2007
If we could only learn to love all God's creatures maybe, just maybe there would be an end once and for all to war.

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by J. Allen Wilson
Reviewed on April 10, 2007
Excellent Lew...too much hate in this too perverse world...

well done

Reviewed by Susan Sonnen
Reviewed on April 10, 2007
Amen.

Reviewed on April 10, 2007
I wrote one a while back called "Metastasized", about how terrorism and hate spreads like a cancer; you've penned an excellent, thought provoking verse here, Lew; well done!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed on April 10, 2007
Yes, hate is like cancer, it metastasizes and consumes. Excellnt thought provoker we can all learn from. Very well done, Lew!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :(


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