Stop Being Hateful

Here it comes. The avalanche of hate.
You are directing at me because I see you.
I see past the screaming, the hitting, the hurting.
Inside is the little boy who got thrown away.
Thrown to the wolves by his self-absorbed, selfish parents.

You wear your violence as a shroud, a coat of armor to dissuade me.
By pushing me away, you can validate that you are despicable,
validating what your parents showed you about yourself.
If they thought you were worthless, then how dare I think otherwise?
The more I try to love you, the harder you push
Thinking you are not worthy of love.

Your go-to place is hate, violence, anger, rage.
You have managed to fool most of the others.
I know you though; I have seen past this terribleness.
This facade you use to protect yourself from ever feeling this kind of hurt again.
You can rant and rage, you can pretend you hate me.
You can throw attitude toward me every ways to Sunday.
Still I come, even as you goosestep and act Hitler-like
Because you are worth it.

So stop being mean and hateful. 
I am not buying it anyway.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 6/13/2020 6:24:00 PM
Wow, this is so true and great that you finally let yourself stop being a work horse! My husband is a workaholic. He insists on cooking and loves to shop. I do what he hates...like cleaning out the frig. and other tasks. I am thankful for his help. He won't let me help him unless he can't walk. He seems like a macho man yet enjoys not being put in an old fashioned box. I am happy for you Caren. Our world has indeed changed for the better. A great poem to ponder! xxoo
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 6/14/2020 4:01:00 PM
It is wonderful when you realize you do not have to work yourself twelve to seventeen hours a day while the rest of the household learns how to relax, something you have never done. It is even better when you throw away the guilt.
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