THE THING I HATE

To hate, it seems, is no longer in fashion,

Yet, there are things I hate, and hate with a passion,

Things, not people—not the sinner, but the sin—

For things, not folks, are the foes of God and men,

And of them all, there is one I most despise,

A demon that only Satan could devise,

A stumbling block that has caused countless to fall

All through the ages, a thing called ALCOHOL.