Hate//Love

When someone says hate What runs through your mind? Bloody fists and shaking fingers Hearts beating red and blind?

I see tears and pain Fears and betrayal A crossing of hearts Something that led to fail

Beneath the gritting teeth And poison words There's bounds of love And layers of hurt

I fell in love with beauty Who skipped me by each day Who's smile made my heart beat fast With so much yet so little to say

Her smile still sets me on fire Her voice could still soothe me to sleep But she's a viper, a poison Something to hold and not keep