all the time

i try so hard to hate you.

 I hate you all the time

Except when you smile at me,

And I feel myself melting into you,

Again and again.

I hate you all the time,

Except when we lay entangled,

Blissful in our ignorance,

Unaware of the pain it will soon cause.

I hate you all the time,

Except when you kiss me,

Once more,

With feeling,

And I delude myself into thinking,

We have a chance,

I hate you all the time,

Except for the moments,

When I find,

I don’t really hate you,

As much as I think I do.

~amanda~

Reviews

[Barbara Walker]

Like your poem, "Touch Me", I identify with this! I like the repeating line, the flow is great, good rhythm and
my favorite lines are, " blissful in our ignorance, unaware of the pain it will soon cause." Although I think, on some level, we are VERY aware of the pain it will cause! But that four letter word, HOPE, comes into play, as we hope, this time, it will be different. What's that saying-insanity is doing something the same way over and over, but expecting different results. Something like that! Good write! Barbara

[Barbara Walker]

Oh I like this one! Kudos!

[bob, small b. aka invs]

these are feelings i don't relate to personally, but you help me to understand those who do have them. i think you've helped define love/hate relationships in this poem.

[Brianna Brie]

Another great one. The hate is probably from the pain he causes. While the deep love you have for him, gives him power over you to hurt you like that. This is a perfect poem about the love/hate relationship. Well expressed. Thanks for entering it into the Missing Him, Missing Her contest.

[bluessadmood]

oh yes this good so nice i almost sang you words ,i hate you ,but its really hate love paradox,i hate you but sometimes i think i never really hated you,oh lovers,its a very complex relationship,when you smile i feel myself melt away ,when we lie together entangled then you are my world,when you kiss me i still think we have a chance ,oh love how wonderful and distress full ,both all the time ,wonderful writing ,i just loved your way way of loving and your way of writing its just wondeful

[PureAbstrakt]

The repeating line gives your poem balance and you actually achieve balance in ideas, as well, with the last two lines...

[jen -- JG]

This reminds me of a forbidden kind of love.

The hate is caused by a feeling of self protection, a frustration of lonely hours waiting for the phone call or a certain knock on door. This hate disolves so quickly when the loved one arrives and love takes over again for a time.

This is a good poem and so much can be found inside - if you care to look.

Cheers

jen

[Frankie]

The title is true it is infact, all the time! Four STARS!!!!

[Darmochwal]

I like this simplicity, I think it's something that everyone can relate to.

[Aria]

I think you've found a way into my last relationship. lol. Still, this poem is simple and straight forward and the message is clear and painful. Loving someone you know you shouldn't be. 'And I dilude my self into thinkning We have a chance." How much does that suck. Not the poem but the feeling. Some writers try to use elequence with their writing styles, but you can write they way you think, and don't have to change the way you speak on to the page. That's hard to do. Good work.

[An owl on the moon]

Brilliant! You capture so well the often confusing emotional states we can find ourselves in when we love... It can lift us and pull us apart at the same time... Incredible piece!

Craig