Similar words, but dissimilar meanings

One praises in song, other's demeaning

On the one hand, an anthem is focused

On the other - anathema is smoke-less 



Even tho' it blinds the eyes, defusing spirit

As the person attacked becomes lost in it

Those who cause it are sometimes aligned

And in that way, their hymn is a like find ...



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

1:40pm Wed. Aug/ 19th, 1998