Love to Hate
A man, a woman, two of a kind they were,
To stand forever, as their love crashed ashore.
Raging seas they battled, breaking waves they bore,
Anger swelled up inside them, they knew love never more.
Sailed their ship across the seas,
Weigh anchor, drift upon the breeze.
The sudden storm is all it needs
To sink them down beneath the waves.
Love drives them blind, shuts out all the light,
Nothing they hear is true, ever right.
Love colors their lives, a vast pallet it claims,
From bright sunshine to the dark, driving rains.
They sailed across love's lonely seas,
Cast off, raise sail, drift upon the breeze.
Paint the skies above with all their needs,
Drive the storms away, if they believe.
Swifter than any river, stronger than any wind,
Love drives itself deeper until it breaks within.
Burst the heart asunder, drive the will insane,
The mind, lifeless matter, everything change.
Wash their ship in love's dark waters,
Tear the sails, break the mast.
Cast themselves adrift,
Floating directionless,
Fight themselves, fight each other.
He gave all he had, she took all he gave,
Working against each other, there was nothing left to save.
The little ones suffered the worst,
Weathered the storm, their love persists.
If they could just learn from them,
They'd have a chance to forever withstand.
Strengthen their ship, build a fortress to stand
Fuel their needs within with love again.
But, sink their ship 'neath the raging waters,
Let the currents tear them apart.
Separated, on towards their destinies,
Cast their love to the winds
And hope against hope to come home again.
copyright (c)1997
by J. Fonville
