Hate is a word
Never to be used
Shit and damn and fuck
have their use
but never hate

That we could love in
every imagined context
steadfast in my claim
We never hate

Unknown to me
It was heard by the fates
as a chance
for a lesson
on never and ego and pride

Through abuse, addiction,
resentment and fear
you wouldn’t hate
through it all
Never stood fast

The only choice
would be her or him
to teach the final blow
that even the most pure intention
is no match for Him

She was His final gambit
Feel it now He says
feel it seep in
And curdle your will
To take the never
from you.

That pride of spirit
and gluttony of love
are sins of the naive
to take from you
what is most precious
the form of the love
you insisted on

Still, His curious side-eyed glance?
Was that enough?
will she give in?
From hating nothing easily
to hating it all without shame
or will I have to go back.