Cain

Upon a river of blood
swiftly swelling, rushing rapidly
down centuries streaming

with carcasses of babies,
elderly, soldiers, civilians,
neighbors, brothers and sisters,
friends, and lovers

as shored ones rage
while intensely screaming,
moaning,
or silently rocking while weeping…

Happiness
first attacked

in escalating viciousness
by ‘words’ or ‘actions’

stemmed
in ‘meanness’

to another ‘demean’…

Then slaughtered
another or others

as presumpousness killed reasonableness

after ‘pride’ gulped down morals,
spit out discontent…

Then squashed
true love
as done to grapes
in a wine press after plucked from a vine.

Soured by a son
in heated anger

ancient begun

since sought lots, positions, or statuses.
Lost: Youthful vigor, beauty, prestige.

Manipulation
now is how managed–selfish dreams.

Bitter fruitages
reaped

as from a trickle to gushing madness

first from a source of love
diverted

by a manslayer satan
who manipulated too

Adam and Eve’s offspring–Cain.

From our fore-parents
this global sadness.

***

“For this is the message that you have heard
from the beginning,

that we should love one another;

not like Cain,
who originated with the wicked one
and slaughtered his brother.

And for what reason did he slaughter him?

Because his own works
were wicked,

but those of his brother
were righteous.” 1 John 3:11, 12.

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God is love.​—1 John 4:8.That simple statement reminds us of a fundamental truth: God, the Source of life, is also the Source of love. Jehovah loves us! His love makes us feel secure, happy, and satisfied. For Christians, showing love is not optional. It is a commandment. (Matt. 22:37-40) When we come to know Jehovah well, we may find it easy to obey the first commandment. After all, Jehovah is perfect; he is thoughtful and gentle in the way he treats us. But we may have difficulty obeying the second commandment. Why? Because our brothers and sisters​—who are among our closest neighbors—​are imperfect. At times, they may say and do things that we feel are uncaring and unkind. Jehovah knew that we would face this challenge, so he inspired some of the writers of the Bible to include specific counsel on why and how we should show love to one another. One of those writers was the apostle John.​—1 John 3:11, 12. w21.01 8 ¶1-2 © an hour ago, Lucretia McCloud    family • death • racism • hope • love • pain