I Do Not Hate You
I do not hate you.
I used to think so, in the darkest hours
Of the night, with salt in my mouth
And wet streaks on my cheeks
But now, removed
I think only of the times we shared
Laughs and kisses
Of my hand on your cheek
Your head in my lap
I remember, once
How you used to feel
About me
You saw past the
Outside of me
Saw it as nothing
As incosequential
I do not hate you.
I can't
Not with the way you
Gave me strength
Made me feel like I was everything
And nothing
Feel like I was good
And bad
In equal measure
And did not judge me
Because you were the same
Same feelings
Like the same page of the same book
You thought what I knew
I do not hate you.
Not for the way
You ended things
I understand
I asked for it
Because you were strong enough
To know we were done
I did not want to be done
Because you made me feel
Like more than me
But you were right
I do not hate you.
I do not hate you, because I once loved you
And you once loved me
And that was enough