Hatred pours out hotly          
burning away sympathy    
reducing tolerance  
in a bright flash      
that is nearly *******      

And that's the lie of it                                                        

Exerc­ising hatred makes it
stronger                          
Breathes new life to it        
sometimes a life of its own
and exhaling that burn
sears things within            
cauterizing the heart        
turning free will to ashes

Hatred leads to ignorance                      
it stems from fear                                    
and wallows in indulgence                    
Who would want to live in it?                                            

But it is so easy
to just ignore the signs
of the slow death of the mind
throttled in hate