Sans the Blood Sacrifice

there is nothing without them

you define them

as they define you

it is only a shadow we're fighting

without them

everything withers

like a tree without water

so my dear tiger

without being vicious

dismissive

vindictive

or brutal... 

can we respect our opponents?

without killing instincts. . .

can we make it

this place

our marketplace of ideas

this space

one to create from our difference

a new world

without rage

fear

without arrogance

judgement

can we open that door

the same

for all to walk through?

. . . free of blood sacrifice

Author's Note