Revenge
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into the mirror
Revenge
Into the echo
Revenge
Into the boomerang
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Spinning in a circle
Revenge
Inflicting terror
Revenge
More HATE
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Opher 10.10.2023
No end in sight. One breeds the other. An endless cycle of rage. Revenge breeds hate. Hate makes
The Savagery
The savagery man is capable of
When he believes his cause to be just.
There is no end to his barbarity
When devoured by this lust.
His arrogance breeds belligerence
That leads all the way to war.
His intolerance destroys empathy
To shake morality to the core.
All it takes is outrage,
Religious fanaticism or political zeal.
A charismatic leader’s inspiration
Sparking the reason to kill.
Placing nails inside a bomb.
Slicing off heads with a knife.
Massacring the innocent.
Rewarded with paradise or a child wife.
All in the name of someone’s god
Or a fanatical leader.
Become a torturer
Or propaganda breeder.
It does not take much
To release the savage hate.
A traumatic death
Or promise of a better fate.
Opher – 18.5.2021
I was watching the hatred being stirred up in the Middle East as the Israelis and Palestinians clash.
The rockets soar and the guns crash.
The martyred are used to enrage.
Years and years of humiliations, degradation and abuse.
The evil scum of Hamas harvest that hate and hone it into a weapon. The fanatical Jews treat the Palestinians as sub-humans and seek to kick them out.
Illegal settlements, rocks, knifings and bombs.
What a senseless world we create for ourselves. Rationality goes out the window.
Feel The Hate
I could feel the hate
As we barrelled down the street.
Memories of Ivan and Mihail
Splattered on concrete.
Expecting to die.
Flinching at every sound.
Bracing for the explosion
To send me oblivion bound.
The old man came cycling around the corner
He saw us up ahead.
I saw his terrified eyes.
Pulled the trigger. He was dead.
Opher – 7.4.2022
I was watching on the news. There was a drone videoing as a cyclist was shot dead by the advancing Russians in Buccha. The street was littered with civilians they had shot.
I wondered why. What was the reason? Why indiscriminately kill civilians.
Revenge is a very primitive desire. It is an Old Testament emotion that does nobody any good.
I think revenge is best avoided. It creates hate and turmoil and fuels violence.
If someone does you harm it is much better to resolve the emotions, be compensated for the crime, understand the reasons, and forgive. Revenge is corrosive.
If a harm has been addressed and resolved to everyone’s satisfaction that, psychologically, is the best outcome for all concerned.
If Restorative Justice is deployed wisely it makes the offender aware of the full extent of the impact of their crime and the victim is able to understand better and feel that justice has been done. The issue is better resolved.
That is far better than revenge.
I think it is time we booted revenge into touch.