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But, I am, so it comes out that way

By jfarrell

(Bill Hicks was a legend, sorely missed)

I don’t mean to be full of hate and bitterness,

Spiteful, wanting to hurt back,

But, I am, so it comes out that way.

I don’t mean to treat you with disrespect,

And nonchalantly dismiss your views;

But, that’s the way it comes out.

I used to work with nursery children,

I was full of care, understanding and empathy;

And it came out that way.

I wanted to be loved;

Desperately;

And I couldn’t let that show at all.

After all these years….

I don’t mean to want everyone who ever hurt me to hurt, horribly;

To die slowly, and in as much agony, as my imagination can conjure;

But, I do, so it comes out that way.