I love music,
I think it feeds my soul,
I love food,
'cause it feeds my body.

I love meals after swims,
and naps that span days,
I love waking up from that place
in my mind far away.

I love the sound of rain on glass,
the soft pitter patter in its fall,
And I love it when feelings last.
'Cause if they don't,
why were they ever there at all?

I love it when I criticize myself,
Say I'm fat and ugly and dumb,
'Cause it gives me a chance to ignore myself,
And say I am who I am and that's enough.

I love how I hate my laugh,
But still cackle like there's no tomorrow.
I love how I hate my smile,
But still do it to take away the sorrow.

And there are things that I hate,
Including the word "hate",
In fact, I like the word "dislike",
But saying hate is a habit I can't shake

'Cause the fact is I hate a lot of things about life,
So, I made a list of the things I love
But the thing I love the most is life,
And the thing that I hate the most is that there's an end to it all.

'Cause what if one day
I think I can't take it anymore,
When the things hated overpower those loved?
I hate that there’s a way to succumb to it all,
To fade into silence, compliant and small.

In fact, I hate when I overeat,
And I really hate to swim.
I hate when naps steal my day away,
And I hate it when I can't win.

I hate the sound of nails on chalkboard
And I hate it when I love
'cause love is setting me up for failure.
Love is setting me up to succumb.

Succumb to distractions
And do meaningless things,
Like listen to the rain pitter patter,
Or ponder on what life really means.

I hate how I love to overwork myself,
'Cause it makes me tired and sore,
And I hate how I love to hurt myself
When I feel the need to be more

And there are things that I love
including the word "love",
it makes me feel happy inside.
But I remind myself of the things that I hate,
or l'd just shove them aside.

The fact is that I hate a lot of things about life,
But there is so much more that I love.
And I can't ignore the things I hate,
Or I’d choke on the hand I’m dealt of.

I need to face everything head on
Be it hate or be it love.
'cause life is full of sweet and sour,
Take the punches and be tough.