If Only I Could Hate You

There are many things I hate, many more that I should,
But despite this I can't, I really wish I could.
It's the little things that get me mad,
Like the way you always seem to make me sad.
I hate the fact that I don't hate you,
Trust me I've really really tried to.
I hate the way you know me the best,
You know all the answers and I'm the test.
I hate the way you make me smile,
Because that doesn't really ever last for a while.
I hate it when you're there in my mind,
I wish I could leave the memory of you behind.
So many times I've tried to walk away,
But that didn't really work as I'm still here today.
You're one of the many things I should hate,
But to me you're a better mate.
You treated me better as a friend,
So in a way I'm glad the relationship did end.
I hate the way that I love you still,
And the sad thing is I think I always will.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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Date: 1/30/2016 7:48:00 PM
sarah, A great pleasure to find and read your pen today. Love -- SKAT --
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Date: 5/9/2015 8:45:00 PM
Hi Sarah, Congratulations ~LINDA~
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 6/3/2015 10:40:00 AM
Thank you :)
Date: 5/9/2015 5:41:00 PM
Sarah, congratulations in the Knight Writer's Club contest. SKAT :)
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 6/3/2015 10:41:00 AM
Thank you :)
Date: 4/15/2015 6:35:00 PM
SARAH, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 6/3/2015 10:47:00 AM
Thank you for the sweet welcome! I shall do that, hugs! :)
Date: 4/13/2015 12:22:00 AM
Great verse, full of the complexities of the human relationship. Welcome to Poetry Soup, Sarah. Hope you enjoy your time on this site. Viv x
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 6/3/2015 10:48:00 AM
Thank you for the welcome, indeed human relationships are far from simple, although if they were we wouldn't have fun along the way :)
Date: 4/12/2015 7:35:00 AM
- Welcome to P-Soup, Sarah - Thank you for choosing to share your poems here with us - A deep and moving poem - Well written - I wish you a nice Sunday - Hope you can find some poems that you like at my place :) - // Anne-Lise :)
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 6/3/2015 10:45:00 AM
Thank you for the welcome and glad you liked it, sadly the poem still remains true and i am yet to shake away these feelings. I'll be sure to check you out :)
Date: 4/10/2015 8:37:00 PM
Sarah, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends @-> LINDA <-@
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 6/3/2015 10:44:00 AM
Thank you for the warm welcome :)
Date: 4/10/2015 3:06:00 PM
Ms. Sarah if your love is true....hate is something no one can do! Love the write. Welcome to the Soup. Much Love
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 4/10/2015 5:18:00 PM
Thank you, indeed it seems hate is something to be accomplished :)
Date: 4/9/2015 8:06:00 PM
This is definitely an American love and hate relationship. You lover her so much that you hate to give up. Sounds like someone in our Congress. Saw hi to Terry Cooper of Basildon, Essex England for me. Jim Horn
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 4/10/2015 7:59:00 AM
The thing I like about this poem is you can interpret it however you want to depending on who you are. Despite it holding a personal meaning for me about my now ex boyfriend I never mentioned whether the person in question was male or female so anyone could relate. I am too English nice to meet you
Date: 4/9/2015 11:05:00 AM
You should call it I love to hate you - can't live with them cant live without them - great write:-) hugs jan xx
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Sarah Robbins
Date: 4/9/2015 7:01:00 PM
That sounds like a great title. When I wrote this it didn't actually have one since I was focusing on the feelings so made one up quickly when I posted it. Thank you :)
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