what's been done

it's no good
to have enemies. to think
badly
of others,

to dismiss their lives
as road bumps
in your way to serenity,
to see them as
poison apples
afloat in your wishing
well.

it's not Christian
or even
Buddhist to
let them get under your skin.
to grind your
teeth at night
and cringe at the thought
or sight
of them.

but we do.

it's a struggle to see
the good
in everyone when you know

what's been done.