Who can remember each violent urge,
With intent to destroy, and anger to purge,
A strike from the hot, inky depths of the heart?
It's not who we are, but a significant part.
Who recalls their uncharitable thoughts,
Each unfinished act of hatred, sorted by lot,
Wishing death on our enemies, unsympathy for plants,
Contempt for other peoples' pets, or road-raging rants?
I still remember.
I can still recall.
That hasn't messed me up at all.
With intent to destroy, and anger to purge,
A strike from the hot, inky depths of the heart?
It's not who we are, but a significant part.
Who recalls their uncharitable thoughts,
Each unfinished act of hatred, sorted by lot,
Wishing death on our enemies, unsympathy for plants,
Contempt for other peoples' pets, or road-raging rants?
I still remember.
I can still recall.
That hasn't messed me up at all.
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