love to hate or hate to love

nothing pretty
about hate
it makes your
eyes narrow
heart shrink
breath shallow
voice splinter
blood thicken
limbs shake

it makes you
lose balance
lose perspective
crumble, drift far
from the pulsating
luminous
dots forming
a heart in the
centre of your being

hides you from yourself
till you’re lost
and ready to shoot
shatter all chances
of just being
yours and others
yes, we love to hate
or hate to love and
how we hate the haters.