Hatred
A mist in a dark forest,
it intercepts a desperate call for help.
A royal palace built upon centuries of stone carvings
mistaken for a haven.
It is the tool
that breaks into the fortress
and steals the bread meant for the poor.
It takes the form of whispers amongst quivering lips
and weaves itself into embroidered quilts passed from
mother to father to son to daughter
to you
to me
a promise spiraled into a storm of malice
it is the crank of the heat that boils blood
and fuels a fist
a yell.
It simmers fear and feeds on the emptiness
of souls unknowing of what they have allowed inside.
It raps on the door.
The weak open, hoping for a savior
to find the corpse of love
upon the doorstep.
Hatred
must be stopped.