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This was composed for the CPC Saturday Share poetry challenge.  Angel Love’s line was “let kindness be your guiding light.”

Suicide by Kindness

“The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions”

“We Have Secured Peace In our Time” – Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, after the Munich Conference with Hitler and Mussolini, 1938.

Attila’s Huns always retreated
when with kindness they were treated.
Adolph’s Nazis became quite docile
when Poland let them stay awhile.
If you think that I am teasin,’
just read on to find the reason.

Let kindness be your guiding light
to help you keep the prize in sight.
The prize of course is folks’ good will.
Charity to all soon will spill
over everything around
Each kindly generation’s found
generosity will prevail
at least until you’re seen as frail
by those who feel a mighty need
to upon your soul’s food feed.

Then it comes clear your kindness can
like howling wind on wildfire, fan,
consuming quicker than a flash,
leaving naught but smoking ash.

So be apprised that, like a child,
kindness works upon the mild,
but is exploited by the wild
and goodness thereby is defiled.

Copyright June 23rd 2012 RGD

Inspired by the seventh line, which is by Angel Love