Four-Letter Words

I've never been a fan of Four-Letter Words,

never seen the need for profanity,

and thought swears showed a lack of self control,

Now, I haven't changed my mind

but four-letter words are more than curses,

they are the black and white

Because Hate is a Four-Letter Word,

but so is Love

and Fame and Pride are under the same branch as Hope and all things True

Easy and Hard

Fast and Slow

because to Take and to Free are opposite things

so maybe Four-Letter Words aren't all black or all white

but I don't think they are grey either

maybe Four-Letter Words are the contrast

that helps us to see 

how similar Love and Hate can be

 

Posted in response to the challenge Interior.

SageRose

VT

16 years old

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