*A free verse “Dear Series” collaboration with my poetry Queen, my dear soul-sister, my cheerleader and encourager, my lovely friend, Nandita of Manan Unleashed.
Do you know that hate is a double-edged sword?
If not, let Nandita and I show you how and why.
Dear Hatred*
Drink me like a toxic soup
taste my cold bitter curse,
as I slowly, surely swoop
in between your brain’s curls.
In and out, you are so bitter,
you are no sugar-coated pill,
I must help you feel better
let me drink you to the fill.
Brought by tainted past
you can never forget,
I will remain and will last,
your heart I will torment.
Your past must have been hard,
anger is just masked fear.
Don’t let the future be a shard
pricking everyone near.
Kill me, yes you can,
blow my dark flaming fire.
Forgiveness, no less than
is my only bane for hire.
Let kindness be your lance,
your bane will turn into boon.
Dear Hatred, give love a chance,
love, I know, will find you soon.
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Thank you Nandita for another great duet! I am loving our pen-partnership more because your talent in stanzas is just contagious! ❤
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The pleasure is all mine, my sweet Princess. May love fill our days as they do now! ❤ ❤ ❤
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I would say amen to that my dear. ❤ ❤ ❤ Thank you! ❤
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Rose, it’s on my new site ok? You might miss it
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nope! I knew it. 😀 😀 😀
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I love how you gals have portrayed it in an understanding way. It’s like you’re telling ‘hatred’ that you understand how it feels and the damage it can do and yet you’re asking it to give love a chance. It’s almost as if you are asking ‘hatred’ not to hate itself or anything else for that matter. I am especially loving the last three verses 🙂 ❤ You girls rock! 😀
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Oh my!!! You captured it so well my dearest NJ!! You really do!! 😀
Thank you very very much! You surely got keen eyes! ❤
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Thank you, dear 🙂 Hatred was once upon a time a part of me so I could relate to every word of it.
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Oh… I guess each of us have felt this way. 🙂 Thank you, NJ!
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Thanks a lot NJ. You captured the essence with perfection.
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No, no. Thank you, Nandita 🙂 I have never read about hatred in such a unique way. This is the first.
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Thanks NJ. I’m honoured and humbled
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❤
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Geez!!! That’s so sweet of you my dear NJ! ❤ Thank you!
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This amazing! I can feel the rhythm as I read. The poem “humanizes” hatred taking the bite out of it, challenging hatred to rise above itself.
Do you mind if I reblog?
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I don’t mind at all 😉 Do you Rose? Sorry Kay I’m kidding. Thank you so much for your warm words.
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My pleasure 😊
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I won’t mind! 😀
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Good girl! ❤
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YAY! 😀 😀 😀
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Thank you very much dear Kay!!! Thank you for affirming our goal, to ‘humanize’ hatred. 🙂
Thank you for the reblog, too! ❤
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My pleasure ☺
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❤ ❤ ❤
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Reblogged this on Kay Morris Writes and commented:
Beautiful poetry from Rose of A Reading Writer and Nandita of Manan Unleashed.
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Thank you very very much, Kay! I truly appreciate the sweet gesture. ❤
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Thank you dear Kay! ❤
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This was wrapped really well. Great collaboration, you two. This one’s beyond beautiful! ❤
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Awww! So sweet of you, Maria! ❤ ❤ ❤ I am sooooo happy you are back! ❤
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Same here!! Slowly but surely dearie.. 😀
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Yes dear!! 😀 Take your time! ❤
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“Kill me, yes you can, . . Let kindness be your lance, . . .” I wonder if it takes a collaboration to do away with hatred? Thank you, Rosema and Nandita!
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Thank you, Christopher! That will be a ‘wonder’ for me too. 😉
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This really depicts hatred very well! I love how it ends! I have always been told that there is a very thin line between hatred and love.
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Wow! thank you for seeing the essence of the poem, PJ! Surely a thin line separates those seemingly very opposite feelings. 🙂
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Such an amazing rhythm to this poem. And I love the depth. Like NJ pointed out above, it’s a poem about hatred on the surface, but really a poem about love in spite of it, underneath. Just brilliant 🙂
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Geeez. Thank you very much! 😘😘😘
I am glad it has conveyed its message. 🙂
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wow ladies, that poem is intense and awesome!
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Geeeez! Thank you very much!:)
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Yay! Thanks again! ❤
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You’re welcome 🙂
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❤ ❤ ❤
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Nice job. Bitterness and rage was very evident!
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Yay! Thank you, Mandi! Glad it was clear!
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Do beautifully said. Thank you for visiting me.
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Hi there! thank you! 🙂
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