Weird Beatnick Poem Thing What's the good of love? Such a fickle emotion. Solely responsible for more pain and suffering in our world Than most other factors combined. Hatred, so similar to love in its extremity Would have to be second on the list Love and hate Hate and love Pain and pleasure Sane or mad Things which are opposite Are often so alike We can barely call them different Although they are Such is the nature of abstract concepts Good, evil Love, hate Right, wrong Two words that represent The opposite ends of our emotional spectrum Yet so hard to distinguish from one another We can but call them one