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Love or Loathe

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UC Berkeley chapter.

Should I love or loathe those who have a friend?(A friend who rejects and betrays till the end)

Should I sigh or scream about those who care and share,

But lose everything and still live free from the regret of despair?

Should I shout or sing about the one who lacks siblings,

Without the hassle and responsibility of another bloodsoul –

Tiring and wild?

Should I pity or aspire about the one who remains alone,

But never feels lonely?  

There are the skeptics, the believers, the sinners,

The ones who leave optimism’s side sooner rather than later

I tend to be cynical, the doubting Thomas of doomsayer

 

Friends are like white tissues –

They are used, forgotten and ‘made’ once again

They will forget you too,

to find another one again…

The amity between the two is so admirable

That my eyes hurt at even a glimpse of a pair,

A pair of people who care and love,

Watched by a lovelorn glare.

What about the ones who have not a soul to lay a shoulder on,

With not an ear to tell or a voice to listen to?  

I pity those who suffer such a poignant situation

filled with the misery of melancholia,

A forlorn hope belongs to this age and era of a desperate plea

 

Should I love or loathe those who have such a tender relationship that the moon winces at the silhouette of one?

Should I whisper or whistle about those whose hearts weep for attention,

But, in return, receive none?

Should I admire or desire the warmth of a connection with someone terribly goofy but yet beautifully brings the best state of happiness and peace to the company he shares?

 

Yes, indeed.

In the words of Linda Pastan, I am learning to abandon the world, long before it could abandon me in the wake of its sorrowful woe.

In reality, I ask myself about the crucible I’m living, about the existence of the will-o’-the-wisp.

Should I love or loathe those who seem to be envied by me?

 

 

 

Melody A. Chang

UC Berkeley '19

As a senior undergraduate, I seek out all opportunities that expand my horizons, with the aim of developing professionally and deepening my vision of how I can positively impact the world around me. While most of my career aims revolve around healthcare and medicine, I enjoy producing content that is informative, engaging, and motivating.  In the past few years, I have immersed myself in the health field through working at a private surgical clinic, refining my skills as a research assistant in both wet-lab and clinical settings, shadowing surgeons in a hospital abroad, serving different communities with health-oriented nonprofits, and currently, exploring the pharmaceutical industry through an internship in clinical operations.  Career goals aside, I place my whole mind and soul in everything that I pursue whether that be interacting with patients in hospice, consistently improving in fitness PR’s, tutoring children in piano, or engaging my creativity through the arts. Given all the individuals that I have yet to learn from and all the opportunities that I have yet to encounter in this journey, I recognize that I have much room and capacity for growth. Her Campus is a platform that challenges me to consistently engage with my community and to simultaneously cultivate self-expression.