Another Enemy Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Never had they known before,
Such a love to them given.
And when it to them came,
Pure, sincere and uneventful...
Doubt and disbelief,
Immediately entered into their minds...
To keep.
With a consciousness done,
That brought to soothe them with relief.

Never had they known before,
Such a giving of concern...
For their wellbeing shown.
And a caring without limits to perceive.

Indignant and suspicious they then became.
To then created their own restrictions.
With offensive attitudes that remained.
Never had they known before,
A love like this to get to ignore AND abhor it.
As if to loathe its very presence.

No longer could they pretend,
The acceptance of it.
Destroying what was given to them completely,
Seemed to have been their only solution.
A solution they believed would rid from them,
Threats and the fear of becoming weakened.

And happier they became,
When they were able to turn that love...
Into another enemy.
Satisfying the addition to their loveless entities.
With a giving it an identity more preferred.
Like conflict. Hatred. And division without end.
Showing strength and their ability,
To conquer over and to cease...
Any signs of love to prevent its belief.