How your eyebrows rise
when I start to speak.
How your mouth tries to swallow
your envy’s upcoming leak.
How I love to see your
angered-colored face.
How I admire how you
contain such hateful maze.
And in case you haven’t heard it yet,
you got to love before you can hate.
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Note: I am not quite sure if this suits the prompt (irony). Please enlighten me, Frank. 🙂 Thank you!
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03.31.2017
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In response to dVerse‘s Meeting the Bar: Irony by 
frankhubeny.
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It’s certainly a good poem about contrariness 🙂
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Oh thank you, Jane! ❤ I am not quite sure if this one fits the prompt so thank you for the affirmation. 🙂
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I’m not very good at understanding obscure or ambiguous poetry (or not patient enough), but this one has a clear message to me 🙂
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it’s okay. 🙂 thank you, Jane!
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This is an awesome piece! ❤
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thank you, Muse! ❤
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Most welcome, Rosema 🙂
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❤ ❤ ❤
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I think there is much irony Rosema in the way people think they can hide or mask how they behave. Your last line sums it up. An excellent response to the prompt.
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thank you so much, Davy!
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Oh my. 💕
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awww. thanks, love! ❤
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A very good take on the prompt Rose..the irony of liking someone so unlikeable….
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aww. thank you, Mich! ❤
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love your title and what follows….’you got to love before you can hate.’ well put….
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thank you so much, Ma’am!
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Both emotions are so closely entwined ~ I wonder if we love and hate with the same passion ~
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oh that is a thought worth pondering, Grace. thank you for reading!
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OH MY GOSH! That’s exactly what I told my husband but he refuses to concede. Stubborn man. I had mentioned to him that you can only reach that level of anger if you were hurt, wounded, stuff like that. He says, “I hate my teacher, and I never loved her.”
What can I say to that, Rosemarie?!
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Just kiss him to make him shut up. HAHA. Sometimes men can really be stubborn. but we love them anyway. 😉
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Oh, I like that way you think, Rosemarie!!!
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eeep. (hiding) (blushing) haha
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I think I disagree with the concept of love first. Some people are just plain unlovable from the get-go! However hate is a strong word, and implies passion. All in all, an evocative poem!
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thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! 🙂
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Yes isn’t it ironic that love and hate are so close to each other…
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yes. ironic indeed.
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thank you, Zahid!
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Love and hate are indeed intertwined.
But hate doesn’t necessarily follow love, that said, it is possible to love to hate someone…
Kind regards
Anna :o]
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point taken, Anna! 🙂 Thank you!
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Like so many others above have said – there’s a tiny, fine line between love and hate. Funny how in both cases, the person cares so much one way or another to feel such strong emotions too.
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“Funny how in both cases, the person cares so much one way or another to feel such strong emotions too.” such wise and true words, Chris! Thank you!
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A nice, tight, well-toned poem, an enjoyable read! ~peace, Jason
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thank you for the lovely comment, Jason!
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It’s perfect for the prompt 🙂 Love and hate are two sides of a coin. Sometimes you need to feel both to understand each of them. At least that’s what I think 😀
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awww. i think so too! thank you dear NJ! ❤
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This reminded me of the fantastic song by Eminem and Rhihanna:
Love The Way You Lie
Nicely done — love the irony here too.
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This is definitely ironic though if he gets violent, run!
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oh yes! i agree! 😀
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