hate (an awful lot)

I hated my sister so much this morning
that I brushed my teeth for seven minutes straight
just to wash her taste out of my mouth.

I hated my mother so much right after that
that I left and caught a different bus to school
just to annoy her.

I hated Becky so much before school
that I had to walk in the cold rain
just to dry the tears off my cheeks.

I hated Olivia so much along with Becky
that I turned my iPod up as loud as it could go
just to block out my thoughts of her.

I hated the idea of a group of three so much
that I stomped in the puddles I passed
just to give me something else to be annoyed about.

I hated my maths teacher so much first thing
that I didn’t speak all period
just to hear her ask ‘are you okay?’ at the end.

It seems like I have an awful lot of hate in me today.