Hatred redeems me

I look in the mirror

the farther I get

from being like them

from being human

The image is clear

my calling is heard

and I feel

less like a monster

When I was a boy

I learned pretty fast

that humans are cruel

and that peace doesn't last

they bully the weird

they bully the poor

they bully anyone

who doesn't conform

I was taught that love

was the highest justice

that hate and pride

were damned and disgusting

But humans are s**t

unworthy and broken

love isn't a choice

just a bullshit emotion

Why would I give

a flying bloody f**k

about anyone

who returns no love

I look out for myself

I have no empathy

it was all destroyed

as soon as I was bullied

but that doesn't mean

I do not have morals

What others do to me

I find it abhorrent

If I did those same things

I would hate myself

and by my own damn standards

I should waste myself

so I strive with my all

to be the ideal

they're unwilling to meet

cause they lack self awareness

I'm cold as the winter

got a heart of steel

I have principles

but yet I'm all but careless

I look in the mirror

the farther I get

from being like them

from being human

the image is clear

my calling is heard

and I feel

less like a monster

they oppose intolerance

but never realize

that their hypocrisy

is demons in disguise

When I look at them

I feel a little smarter

if I strive to be different

I'm not a monster