No Words

“Anguish”
Painting by Dena Cardwell
From fineartamerica.com

I have
no words
only hatred
for evil
no pity
no mercy
hot anger
eyes cry
burning tears
my violent
anguish
wants only
a sure stroke
of vengeance
from justice
one life
for nine
nothing less
and I’d do it
myself

I know
I must be a
poor Christian

but a man
who brings
bullets to bibles
with vicious
intentions
who slaughters
the innocent
prayerful
at peace
in their
holiest
gentlest
expressions
of faith
such a man
is no man
but the vilest
of beasts

poor Christian
I must be
I know

but forgiveness
comes hard
to this sinner
who loves
and who hates
with what
I surely pray
is a moral
distinction