Love - Hate

"you have to love something before you can hate it." --Nicholas Sparks

Through serpent tongue

of trusted one…

venom flowed

betraying trust

of innocent child.

 

Dependence found duplicity

and trust was crushed

by cancer that grew

through stages

leading to its death.

 

Love crushed, altered,

metastasized to hate.

Now pen releases poison

draining the malignancy of years

Author's Note

Inspired by a Nicholas Sparks quote: "you have to love something before you can hate it."

Reviews

[Muse]

hate is like a poison..it will drain you of life...energy...and positivity.

[Cherrie Palmer]

it is heart-breaking the damage adults afflicte on children and you show case it very well in this poem.

[Allen Smuckler]

...or vice versa
well maybe not...but this I know
this was a great write, G.K.
such power...and honesty...and yes, even anger
but the line "Love crushed, altered, metastasized to hate".....says it all
The use of metaphors brought each line to life...images distinct and vivid
I loved it
allen

[Lilly Negoi]

the line between love and hate is indeed very thin - and you underline that brilliantly here! "love...metastasized to hate" is a great line!