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Amm1e

Rate my poem 1-10, 16f, harsh advice welcome!

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Hate, Lies, and an Endless Cycle

I hate myself,

I hate myself so much,

my venom suffocates the love.

The detest wraps itself around everything beautiful,

the disdain twines itself around the truth,

growing thorns and threatening to spew lies.

I cut myself to release the beautiful red roses,

only to find that they never blossom,

leaving ugly scars and rot in a dried petals wake.

Lies wrap around my brain,

surging out through my eyes,

collecting as droplets down warm skin.

The lies promise me what I believe I deserve,

feeding the innermost hate.

A forever cycle,

repeating over and over,

lies turn to hate turn to lies,

a never-ending continuum.

My own mind pities others' attempts to show love,

believing it's really just polite rejection.

Perhaps just another lie, more hate,

to continue this rotten blossom's cycle.

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC

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