Fruitless

He planted his seed in the field of sorrow

Barren and alone

Covered his seed with the soil of sadness

Anxious and despairing

Watered the soil with regret

Guilty and ashamed

Fertilized the ground with poison

Gossip, slander and greed

Never pulled a single weed

Hatred spreading rapidly

No pruning and no nourishing

Lacking love and mercy

And wondered why his untended tree

was fruitless.