A poem a day for 2013 - day 300 - Choose

I am sorry that the world / but especially the loved ones of Trayvon / must witness the cruelty of some others / who would dress in bloody hooded sweatshirt / holding tea and candy / as costume for Halloween / I am sorry that this is the world / there are days it takes effort / to see the good under this sky / so big / this sun / so shine / enough to keep us all warm and happy / but we would rather / spend this little time we have left / to hate / but I refuse / o how I refuse / I will love all this hate right out my lungs / o the breaths we take / to wake / and / forgive