I hated you for a lifetime 

Each time I heard of another arm around you.

I hated you a thousand times 

Every time you said it won't happen again.  

I hated you seventy-seven times 

When you told me it meant nothing. 

I had you for days 

When you did not come home. 

I hated you for hours 

For every missed dinner. 

I hated you all night 

When you wouldn't take my calls. 

Yet I loved you timelessly 

For all of your empty words.