The Cup in Hand is a series of poems and interjecting thoughts conveying the varying perspectives of love and hate as well as their blends. Life is a continuous balancing act of these polar emotions. Why can't one be full of love and stagnate in its glory? Why can't one steam and boil in lifelong hatred? There is frivolity in having to balance the emotions--to even keeping the negative ones at hand. But just as darkness brings value to light, hate and its sub-emotions bring value to love and its sub-emotions. The purpose of this book is to help guide one's cup to the fountain of love. What will you fill your cup with?