There is a Word

By: Sabrina Y.

There is a word in this world that does not need to exist.

There is a word in this world that means destruction,

There is a word in this world that means no one can ever truly be safe,

There is a word in this world that means ignorance,

There is a word in this world that means revenge,

There is a word in this world that means never ending media coverage,

There is a word in this world that means constant prayers of hope,

There is a word in this world that means debate after debate after debate,

There is a word in this world that means lives, innocent and not-so-innocent, are at stake.

What if one day this word just disappeared?

Would all of our problems be solved?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

But it would give us a better chance than the chance we have today,

But it's not as simple as calling up Merriam Webster and asking her to get rid of it.

Only you can erase it.

Only we can erase it.

There is a word in this world

A word in everyone's vocabulary

(And don't try to deny it)

Because that word

Is HATE.

And that is the word in this world

That is the word in this world

That does not need to exist.