Today our hearts go out to the families of those who were killed by an anti-Semitic gunman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, yesterday. The news media has been broadcasting events as they occur. It seems to me that the person who did this should only be mentioned in passing, while the lives of the victims who were killed should be shared with us. This is not a time for politics and sensationalism.
No excuse for hate
Not a political tool
Remember lives lived
Lift them high // show their faces
Erase haters from our view
No excuse for hate
Not fuel for the talking heads
Remember lives lived
Their joy // happiness // and love
Hater’s not mentioned
No excuse for hate
Guard the dignity of those
whose lives were cut short
Let their lights forever shine
Overcoming hate with love
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Roth Poetry 
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Beautifully said Dwight, let’s remember the love these people shared and the lives they lived 💜
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Yes, it is the only way to move above the pain!
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Thank you for you comment!
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I agree. It’s a sad time in our country. remember the victims, not the shooter.
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Yes, our media seems to often have it backwards!
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so well said.
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I almost felt bad because when I saw the list of victims, I was glad to not see any children among them. I hope that doesn’t make me insensitive. Of course no one deserves to die, and especially not in that way, but it hurts me even more when children are killed that way. I will never understand that kind of hate though, no matter who the victims are.
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Thank you for your sensitive comment! I understand completely. I felt the same way. It would have been even more horrific if children had been killed as well.
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How true, there should never be place for hate.
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Just awful, and yes – no place for hate, great poem
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Thank you!
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Pleasure
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Reblogged this on Shift2Drive.blog.
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Thank you so much for reblogging this message!
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Couldn’t agree more with these thoughts.
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I loved your poem it was beautiful and moving
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Thank you very much for reading all my posts!
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