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Would you ever write about someone you hate/hated?
I suppose it is inevitable at some point, but something about me makes me want to not give them the time of day. Another part makes me feel stalkerish...
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(06-04-2013, 11:38 PM)UnicornRainbowCake Wrote: Would you ever write about someone you hate/hated?
I suppose it is inevitable at some point, but something about me makes me want to not give them the time of day. Another part makes me feel stalkerish...
I don't think I hate anyone. I make it a point not to think about people or things that bring up such strong negative emotions in me. The closest I come to hating is always the guy who I currently love who has just lied to, cheated on and dumped me, then tries to come back to me after he's miserable with his new wife (all in that order). In that case, it's more of a combination of love and hate.
I did write one poem about a guy I was in love with for 9 years. He used to be hot and cold to me and when he was cold, he said really cruel things. I called the poem "The Curse." Funnily, most of what was in the poem came true for him. I call it poetic justice.
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(06-04-2013, 11:38 PM)UnicornRainbowCake Wrote: Would you ever write about someone you hate/hated?
I suppose it is inevitable at some point, but something about me makes me want to not give them the time of day. Another part makes me feel stalkerish...
I have written several poems about people my /narrator/ hates but I don't know if that counts.
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I think it can be quite releasing and healing to set things down on paper. I'm not sure about actually naming someone though. (Also I think that sort of think can come back and bite you later so for the most part I feel this sort of thing should stay in the private files) But I would think it fair game to write an "as like personality" about someone who had wronged me, into a story or poem that shows then in a negative light.
I agree with the sentiment you have expressed about not giving them the time of day and / or wanting to hound - but then find that as soon as a person is out of your life the urge is no longer there... all those things you were going to say to your boss or that member of staff whilst they daily wound you up is suddenly not important once you have moved on.
...But sometimes YES I def get the urge and desire to totally eviscerate someone with words for all of prosperity. (To date I never have though, although I do a pretty mean line in "...and another thing" letters!)
I write about everybody.
And I only like a few people.
