Somewhere, it must have happened first, <br />The fear, the anger, <br />The helpless feeling of guilt. <br /> <br />Somewhere, it must have happened first, <br />The sarcasm, the malice, <br />The wearied feeling of shame. <br /> <br />Somewhere, it must have happened first, <br />The desertion, the anarchy, <br />The drained feeling of alone. <br /> <br />Somewhere, it must have happened first, <br />The lost love, the lost faith, <br />The stoic feeling of the end <br /> <br />Somewhere, it must have happened first, <br />Somewhere, it must have.<br /><br />Sandra Osborne<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hate-6/