You can’t fight hatred with hate
It’s a futile battle with an ominous fate
It can only yield more hurt and pain
A sickness first introduced by Cain
You can’t fight hatred with contempt
It only amounts to a pointless attempt
Ill will is the evil conclusion for Man
Like acts perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan
You can’t fight hatred with deceit
It inevitably leads to resounding defeat
Propaganda is the instigator’s genie
Creating illusion like Benito Mussolini
You can’t fight hatred with revenge
Retaliation as payment does not avenge
Murder of innocents is the act of a pagan
Such are the war crimes of Menachem Begin
You can’t fight hatred with division
Like generating controversy on television
It drives the populace into unwitting schism
Such is the ulterior motive of Fascism
You can’t fight hatred with rage
The reprisal is hardly worth the wage
Truth in action will surely let justice ring
Such is the legacy of Martin Luther King
Fight hatred with mercy and love
Earnestly seek truth from above
Protect all that you hold sacred!
Stand up tall and fight hatred!