To Love



I hate you.

I hate you for showing your pain
while I bury mine deep within

I despise you for needing attention
because I crave it so desperately

I resent you for being broken
because I am too.

and yet

My hate drowns
as it struggles to breathe
afloat in an ocean
of love.

I roll my eyes at the sound of your sobs
and all the same
my feet carry me to your side with haste

My mind grumbles like a petulant child
while I embrace you tightly like a mother

The complaints die before reaching my lips
replaced by words of comfort
I am here.

I love you.

I love you, and I’m hurting, so I hate you too

and tomorrow I will boss you around with petty demands

But today you need my love
unconditional
boundless

And it’s the easiest thing in the world to give.
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Written on March 23, 2021

Submitted by on September 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A XX BX BA XXBC XXX XX XXX A A X CXX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 729
Words 149
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1

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