Hatred

Hatred

It’s so strong a feeling

It burns from deep down inside

It festers, starting at a low boil

It grows until its all consuming

Thoughts revolve around it

You relive the memory

In your waking hours it haunts the back of your mind

In sleep, it comes to the front

You see it all, you feel it

You feel the pain

Where does it come from?

You were hurt

The pain wasn’t merely physical

The emotional scars never fade

Even when you think you’ve moved past it

You see that person, and it all comes back

You hate them, you despise them

They ruined you

They assaulted you

They broke your heart

They left you to wallow

So you hate them

You hate them so much that deep down you begin to hate yourself

On the surface you’ve moved on

But that hatred still resides within you

You become this wild emotion

This uncontrollable demon

Until at some point you unleash the rage

This rage that stems from this festering hatred

You unleash the hate on someone, deserving or not

In the end, you’re left hollow

You’re still a shattered soul

Destroyed by your hatred of this one person

And you wallow on