Love and Hate

I love your laugh
I love your smile
I love your strength
In times of trial
I love your voice
I love your hair
I love knowing
You’re always there
I love your eyes
I love your touch
I love the way
You’re just too much
I love your hands
I love your lips
I love and cherish
Each and every kiss
I love your thoughts
I love your mind
I love the way
Our love is blind
I love your warmth
I love your skin
I love how you hold me
When the day ends
But I miss your comfort
I miss your embrace
I miss all those things
That have been replaced
I miss who you were
I miss what we had
I miss the days
Before time got bad
I hate the distance
I hate how we fight
I hate that our lives
Are no longer right
I hate all the heartache
I hate all the pain
I hate what’s happened
But I love you the same
I hate the silence
I hate the closed doors
I hate how they showed up
They weren’t there before
I hate what I am
I hate what we’ve become
I hate all these things
Will it ever be done?
I need you with me
To be by your side
I need your love
To be my guide
I don’t want you gone
Or to be apart
Because you, my love,
You’ve stolen my heart