Naivety

 

Her amative attitude

Led her to believe that

Everyone else was the same –

That they all had the

            Same feelings

            Same desires

            Same tenderness for the world

That she held within her heart.

And she always reached out

            To help

                        To guide

                                    To love

Making everyone she spoke to

Feel wanted.

 

His destructive disposition

Led him to think that

Everyone else was the same –

That they all had the

            Same emotions

            Same loathing

            Same abhorrence for the world

That he held within his mind.

And he always stuck out

            To hurt

                        To ruin 

                                    To hate

Making everyone he looked at

Feel dejected.

 

            Her passion

            Her desire for good

            Her need to aid

Those who cried out

With their broken souls

Drove her to reach out to him,

To make him feel the way

She felt.

And at first, he laughed,

            His greed

            His lust

            His pride

Denying him the ability

To listen to her words.

Then, he began to listen,

Mocking her still with his mouth,

But his heart leaning to hers.

He was shocked

To discover

That there was one person

Who touched a part of him

Previously numb from neglect

And brought it back to life

With a mere smile.

 

Her amative personality

Led her to him,

Told her to help,

Urged her to show him love.

But his destructive nature

Was victorious in the end

As he lashed out once more,

Denying her aid,

And causing her to become

Just like him.

Reviews

[justjenn_2u]

This is tragic. A girl so full of love and empathy, a man so full of animosity. She was like a beautiful butterfly that got eaten by the hawk. I enjoyed reading this.

[Andromeda]

wow. youch!! i like!
your getting really good w/ story poems and structural parallelism.

[Stonewall]

Interesting poem. Destructive and selfish people are difficult to take and even harder to change.

[ah]

wow, this is amazing, great write, keep it up, thanx for posting