Jeanie Bennett Poet Free verse

Love To Hate

The transition of love to hate, can take years or less
Never, ever could or would one have anticipated in their dream state 
imagination, let alone awake, walking and talking reality, this 360 degree
change was possible, no red flags when you met then wed
no sirens alarmed, no fear or dread
Only love and love, the subtle irritants and endearments
will never be ' bones of contention '--NEVER !!!
Love will smother and drown the discord and darkness
Prevailing though all, that's what THEY say  
No matter the messes, distresses, irks and fires
Then fewer caresses, and kisses, less to admire
Those cute, little idiosyncrasies morph into major annoyances
that drive you to the brink, then you think
I use to love when he did....or said....how he dressed...
how he said means things to me but said he was only joking...
how he used to drink a little, now lots, and comments are meaner
and obscene
and then you found those insults were mainly hurled when others were around
then home less and less, preferring to live at watering hole with friends
and AL, the liquid pal  <#> !!
And so on and so on, crud and crap
Losing ability to snap back, losing desire to get IT back
Well, there you go, now you know
The change, the rearrangement of emotional ecstasy to 
hate and disdain, fantasies of loving each other eternally
now internally destroyed and decimated, way beyond decayed
and rotten, any fragments of love and soul
Gone, done, hate won, --- BUT---what could have been done different
I tried, from minor, tiny changes to major ones, quite significant
I really, honestly, wish that love conquered all
But seems unrealistic and impossible, just a fantasy
Beyond the imagination, eternal love and romance

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Wilma Neels July 17, 2017 at 1:10 PM So much truth displayed showing the impact it can have on relationships Jeanie. Emotive write, awesome!

Doug Vinson March 15, 2017 at 9:19 PM "and then you found those insults were mainly hurled when others were around" = Ouch... : ( Good poem, Jeanie, and yes, sometimes it's that way... Jeanie Bennett March 16, 2017 at 6:32 AM TY for reading Doug---feels good to put it in print--kind of-- ~~ Jeanie ~~ xoxo

Cheryl Hoffman March 15, 2017 at 7:51 PM Al sure does destroy a lot of marriages as so greatly depicted in this creative profound free verse poem Jeanie; heart tugging emotive write!~Che :) Jeanie Bennett March 15, 2017 at 7:56 PM TY Che--for reading and commenting--and complimenting !! Means lots to me ~~Jeanie ~~