Hate

I hate
getting smoke in my eye

I hate
my seatbelt burning my hand
when it's 115 degrees outside

I hate
bugs
crawling on me
and flying near my ear

I hate
fat on bacon

I hate
red lights
that last forever

And I hate
close-
minded
ignorance

But I don't hate any person
That I've ever met
Heard of
Seen
Thought about
Written into a story
Seen portrayed on screen
Or any person who's ever existed

Despite our many flaws
Mistakes
Atrocities
And hatred for one another
I can't hate another person

They are too beautiful,
As long as what makes them human
Is still there
Even if it's struggling to survive
In a barren body
Trapped by a mind
Full of hate

Semper
Amor et pax pacis