When Hatred Rules
Holding On to Hate, Letting Go of Love
You have your reasons
Nobody questions that
You have your stories
We all heard it
You have your sentiments
Some believe it
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With all your traumas
Turning your life into drama
With excruciating pain
It became your refrain
You’re forced to live with it
With your hands unfit
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Disappointment from your parents
Even unsupportive colleagues
Your friends aren’t there for you
Your lover can’t understand you
You’re in your own world
It became you against the world
Or so you thought
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And that’s your choice
That’s what you want to believe
To justify your actions
To give meaning to your words
For sometimes, they lost their meaning
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You’re disappointed in your parents
From their actions and decisions
But you’re forgetting, who first supported yours?
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You’re angry with your colleagues
For not believing in you
Did you even plan to listen to them?
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You’re bitter to your friends
For not being there
But are you even a friend to yourself?
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You have fight for breakfast with your beloved
For respect and love have left the table.
Did you notice it?
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Watch out for your resentment.
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Your pride might befriend your hatred
It’s a dangerous combination
Leading towards obliteration
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"Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values.”
-Jose Ortega Y Gasset
Thank you for reading my poem ❤️
About the Creator
Ann ☕️
If my words connect with you, then I have fulfilled one of my dreams.
Thank you for being here, and for choosing to be here.
Sending you my love~
~Ann ☕️
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Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Eye opening
Niche topic & fresh perspectives
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH6 days ago in Critique
Comments (25)
So, we must sit in solitude and reflect on our behaviors. Wisdom-filled poem.
Your poem is so touching. The way you've turned emotion into art is on another level. Plus, your poem is like it is out of my heart. It is that I have experienced.
"Your pride might befriend your hatred, It's a dangerous combination." A powerful statement and a reminder that sometimes oneself is truly their own worst enemy. Late to the party, but congratulations, Ann, on your February top story!
Such a powerful piece! Resentment can feel so overwhelming; it’s important not to let it take control. ♥️
Awesome piece 👏 it helps me.
Bravo, I love this! I was like yup.. yup.. yup.. lol Life give you straws use it in a nice tall lemonade glass!
Amazing writing ,thanks for share it
Impressively written!!!❤️❤️💕
This was beautifully written Ann 👏
I am a newbie on Vocal, Awesome your poem
Your pride might befriend your hatred. What a line. Think that’s so telling right now. This was so good. Great top story - well done.
Thanks
Congratulations on a TS, Ann!
good nice
This piece is truly beautifully crafted! It's incredibly thought-provoking and moving. I can feel the depth of emotion you've poured into it. Congratulations on your top story 🎉🥳🎉
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Oof, this is so powerful. What a great reminder to look inwards when we find ourselves angry at the world. Congrats on Top Story!
Congrats 🍾🎊🎈🎉 on Top Story !
the best poem
I love your poem Ann, and congrats on top story!
This felt like astrong call to action against the prevailing attitude we see so much these da ys! congrats on Top Story for such an important poem!
“Your pride might befriend your hatred” Oh WOW! 🤯 That is a powerful and deeply brilliant line! Certainly I’ve fallen down that particular pit trap before more than a few times This whole poem was amazing! Congrats on your Top Story!
A poetic instruction that NEEDED to be highlighted! Surgical precision here. Congrats on the top story!
Sadly poignant. Unfortunately, there's a lot of it in the world today. Nicely on.
"Your pride might befriend your hatred It’s a dangerous combination Leading towards obliteration" That line was so deep and true!