I Hate You

You wounded me
and sucked out
my life force—
all in a good way

Why are you still
stuck in my heart?

Why don't you just
go away?

But if you did—
would we be
the same
as before?

Should I hate you
for your first smile?

Should I just walk out
and disappear into
the unknown?

But if I did—
would we breathe
a sigh of relief?

You touched me,
kissed me,
felt me
from a distance

Now if you say
you hate me
I wonder—
where we would fit in

I say—
I hate you
yet my heart remains
full of you