hate is a hole
shot through your self
a sudden absence
where once was life
where once was love and laughter
as if you were opened
like a jar in the ocean
filled with the briny, dark, deep
forcing out the oxygen
and you cannot remove it
how do you remove it?
as the salt seeps into your blood
as the salt infects your brain
leaving a dirge that drones
driving you to death
and the end of all things