acrimonic love

acrimony \AK-ruh-moh-nee\, noun:
Bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness, as of language, disposition, or manners.

To be so wounded, broken.. so barren; and then abandoned.. why i would want to ever love again–I have no need for it.  It would serve me the same should I kneel upon a sharp stave and call it pleasure.

Zen – From Zen Tradition

One who excels in traveling

leaves no wheel tracks.

One who excels as a warrior

does not appear forbidable.

One who excels in fight

is never aroused in anger.

One who excels in defeating his enemy

does not join issue.

One who excels in employing others

humbles himself before them.