I Hate Poetry Poem by Za7ra Sulaiman

hate poetry.
it left a bitter taste in my mouth.
i don't like how it reminds me
that i'm bleeding for you on paper.
i hate that every time i write,
it's you in my mind.
why do you linger in every corner of my life—
even in the only thing i thought was mine?
you have to slide in.
how much greedier could you be?
you made me hate everything i own,
even my poetry.
i hate it now.
i hate everything i write.
tell me,
why do you have to ruin
every beautiful thing i own?
you make me nauseous.
how grand,
how powerful,
you are over me.
i hate that you made me think
i hate poetry,
when it's the only thing
i actually like about me.