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Rage and Hatred

This poem examines the spreading cycle of rage and hatred in contemporary society, portraying the danger of emotions coming to dominate politics and public life. Anger gradually justifies violence, truth is buried beneath deception, and even democracy itself is distorted by the frenzy of the majority. Written on the eve of Constitution Memorial Day in Japan, the poem serves as a warning about the weakening of pacifist consciousness and the danger that indifference may ultimately permit authoritarian power to prevail.


“Rage and Hatred”

Rage and hatred are stirred awake.
Wretched emotions spread throughout the world.
Those who are consumed spit out words of curse and malice.
Bare emotions provoke and justify violence.
Fanatical passions demand the annihilation of dissenters.
Even innocent victims are not mourned, only rationalized away.
Intellectual restraint collapses, powerless to resist.
Will the world truly be stained in blood through concealment and deceit?
And thus, the first casualty of conflict becomes the truth itself.

Tolerance and forbearance fade away.
What stirs emotions is a grotesque, mocking smile.
Hope for reform by the very source of corruption withers, and fear is born.
Justice degenerates into power that demands obedience.
Filthy words of lies and threats sweep across the media.
Faces and voices themselves intensify revulsion, leaving only rejection.
Conspiracy theories are skillfully exploited while their users pose as victims.
When despised or belittled, they erupt in fury and lose all reason.

Resignation and indifference permit even greater authoritarian rule.
Will God forgive the emptiness of seeking repentance upon a deathbed?
And thus, the first victims become the oppressed people.
Delegation and silent consent become trust and endorsement.
Whoever controls the majority becomes the monarch of democracy.
Ideals are twisted and conveniently transformed.
The greater the expectation, the deeper the disappointment.
Yet by the time people realize the mistake, it is already too late.
To wait for another chance demands sacrifice and reluctant acceptance.
The legal foundations of the established system are abused to overturn it.
Those skilled in cunning stand cleverly beside the beneficiaries of power.
They enrich themselves while indulging in political games.
Will even our rage vanish as we continue to be manipulated?
And will the final victim be the end of democracy itself?

Written on May 2, 2026. On the eve of Constitution Memorial Day, Japan too faces a crisis in its consciousness of peace.

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