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Emotions may land you in trouble.
They shatter; they burst like a bubble.
Look over the oceans –
Acts based on emotions
Bring misery, carnage and rubble.
dnobrienpoetry 
Yes, and it’s even worse when those emotions are being stirred up and then controlled by religion.