No. 40

Would it be a lie to say that i feel joy and compassion for those that I love?

Is it sympathy, or is it redemption?

A mother's child, befriended and abandoned.

Is it affection, or is clemency?

Would it be a truth to say that I feel sorrow and anger for those that I hate?

Is it empathy, or is it repentance?

A mother's offspring, asserted and betrayed.

Is it animosity, or is it hostility?