Violent Language Poem by Hebert Logerie

We use violent language
And then we expect love
In this day and age
We rarely raise our chins above
To thank God
To praise the Lord.

We got what we planted
We planted hate and we got hatred
We use the word "nigger"
To nag, to insult, and to cause anger
Love does not hurt
And angels do not fart.

We do not respect each other
And we expect life to be sweet
Our violent words hurt our future
Our filthy songs smell worse than pig feet
Stop the violence, be more civilized
Otherwise, we'll be ostracized and sanitized.

Use more appropriate words for the lyrics
Be cool, classy, stylish, more gentle and polite
We will go nowhere with this kind of politics
Light the candles, burn the incense and bring more light
We got what we tolerated
We planted hate, and we got hatred
Let's plant compassion and love
So we can fly, like the angels, above.

Copyright © October 2017, Hebert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.