I thought you hated me
I believed you were my enemy
I convinced myself you were out to get me
I was living amid darkness thinking you were the one without the light
I judged you
I criticized your lack of grace and love
I hated your existence and blamed you for all my failings
I thought you were the reason my life was falling through the cracks
I told myself you were my enemy
I spoke words of hate until you were in my bloodstream
I entertained your demons until they were my own
I exercised my negative thoughts until I had no more loving words left to spread
I thought you were my opposition
I believed you were my target of destruction
I convinced myself you were the one who was in the wrong and blamed you for the havoc you caused
until I opened my eyes and looked in the mirror
Now there’s no one left to blame
