You Can Spew Out Hate

You can spew

Out hurt

With your weak words

And half baked

Lies

Pushing me away

At every turn

But beyond the hate

I will rise.

You can try

To alienate me

Making enemies

Where friends once

Were

But those who

Truly know me

Are not going to fall

For those

Lies.

You can call me names

And play your childish game

Spout out words of hate

And still

I won’t sink so

Low!

You can try to break me

Make me hate you

Yell out hurtful things

After a lifetime of

Being a shoulder to lean

On

And still

I’ll Rise Above the pain

And hate!

The harder you

Push

The harder

I’ll pray

And I’m doing so

I will rise…

(C) Michelle R Kidwell

October.04.2019