LOVE AND HATE

I love you like I love the smell of clean laundry on a clothes line.

I hate you like I hate a day without the sun bringing sunshine.

I love you like I love the touch of cashmere against my breast.

I hate you like I hate the pain of heartburn in my chest.

I love you like I love to read a good book by roaring flames.

I hate you like I hate it when I am called by someone else’s name.

I love you like I love the sound of splashing waves upon the beach!

I hate you like I hate it when something is out of my reach.

I love you like I love the way that my creative juices flow.

I hate you like I hate realizing how some things you will never know.

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I love you because I hate you and the repulsion keeps me afire.

I hate you because I love you and I burn with this desire.