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I seethe with blades beneath my skin, that’s how deep my hatred runs yet my lips betray me with praise, masking the venom I carry I could strangle you with the weight of my loathing and in the same breath, I’d lace my tongue with honey Pretending it was never poison I wished to feed you
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Jan 5
Jan 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM UTC
On Polite Hatred
I seethe with blades beneath my skin, that’s how deep my hatred runs yet my lips betray me with praise, masking the venom I carry I could strangle you with the weight of my loathing and in the same breath, I’d lace my tongue with honey Pretending it was never poison I wished to feed you
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Jan 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM UTC
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