I meditated at my grandmother's grave today
In the Creasy family plot
It's marked with a decorative cross
I suppose my ancestors never expected many members of my family to move from Christianity
Not too far from the Creasy plot
Is the McFarland plot
A McFarland killed my grandmother
When driving drunk
The McFarland lived
It reignited an old feud
I wrestled against a McFarland in high school
I broke his arm
And he won after my disqualification
As I understand it the feud is as old as this country
Apparently, it started here in Virginia
After a McFarland man and Creasy man finished their time as indentured servants
They had business dealings together
The McFarlands say the Creasy screwed him over
And we say the McFarland was in the wrong
I'm not sure
It doesn't matter
Hate is too hard
I feel no fear of any McFarlands coming to hurt me
And I have no desire to harm any McFarlands
It's so difficult to hold a grudge
I went to the McFarland plot today and I bowed and said a prayer
