Courage Hate Poems

I hate being the 'incident' of your story
Hate how you once made my heart beat so fast
Hate how I get a reminder of you
Now we're...

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Night Labor
by Michael R. Burch

for Rachel Corrie

Tonight we keep the flame alive;
we keep the candle lit.
We burn bright incense in your name
and swear we’ll not...

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I have been forced,
to love people I hate.
I wish I had,
only loving people around me.
My ego has been cut,
cut with a very sharp knife many...

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I hate the verse, despise its embrace,
Yet, a poet I am, in this ironic space.

No, I genuinely loathe poetry's face,
It revolts within me, words of...

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In shadows deep, where truth resides,
Do you dance with lies, where darkness hides?
Oh, you, the keeper of deceit,
Does my honesty make your heart beat?

Do you...

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Veronica Sawyer, a rebel in plaid
She joined the Heathers, but they were so bad
They ruled the school with their cruel games and lies
But Veronica had...

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Rod Andersons 
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I don’t dislike my enemy, that word won’t justice serve,
I loathe, despise, I can’t abide…these terms he does deserve.
I’ll try to be the better man,...

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His tainted maiden I be,
Not king nor gentleman 
But the Mafioso
His tales travelled wide
Terror and fear
In name of respect he owns

In his heart a rot...

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"Learn to consider the source ... of rancour and 
ignore.  All tantrums don't require your reaction."

       ...

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(In memory of the 19 children and two adults killed by gun violence in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022…as well as the countless others...

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When someone says to 
me loudly ," I hate you " I"ll
smile and ask him " her " 

why?" I know he "she" 
won't find...

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You who I barely know, unconditionally love.
We are so close, You and I, 
Yet we are too far apart.

What is it that persuades me to...

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Today,
I love you.
Today,  
I hate you.  
This week,  
I love you,  
This week,  
I hate you.  
Can this go...

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His eyes were wild with angry 
He roughly shoved her out of the vehicle 
I froze, terrified 
Her life was in danger 
Or was it...

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