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HATE HEALS

Surprises come everyday

some small

some large

Then there was you

---

I tripped

and dropped 

you on your head

I tried to pick you up

but didn't know how

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To this day you hate me

To this day I let you

---

Because I  am old

and wiser

I realize

Sometimes hate heals

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You need it to make 

your world right

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So I sit here tonight

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