Hate and Love

Hate like a talon
Golden band on finger
tight vice of lies
thistles on the brows
Dawns of utopian dreams
That never goes beyond day
Fed with careless whispers
From tongue that wags
Empty promises

Hate that grows
From hurts that bind
A hand held growing warmer
Hell grows as molten lips
Kisses the tears
Whispering regrets
Today’s sorry
Becomes tomorrow’s deceits
Filing more hurt hates

Love blooms where it should
Forgiveness and compassion given
Tolerance of errors
Rises from below
The bitterness turns
To emptiness
Hence filling with love
Unconditionally tasteless
Love without needs

Kiss the hands
That slaps the cheeks
Bow at old love and admit defeat
Love grows
Sprinkled with rain
Tears of gladness at the refrain
Of love lost but re-discovered
With red ribbons the rainbow bound
A new love found