Pathway of Love: Enmity

This is war,

Brandish your sword,

Prepare to escalate,

It's time to charge.

 

Neither side has a secret,

Each confrontation

leaves us wounded,

This is war.

 

Secretly planning,

Waiting for a mistake,

Pounce

Strike quick.

 

This war

none die,

but we try

to conquer.

 

All we risk

is each other,

Blocking and

Stabbing,

This is our war.

 

At last we retreat,

To rest and regain

Our senses.

 

Armorless,

Weaponless,

Standing,

We stare.

 

We attack only

out of fear,

personal insecurity,

neither should

succumb.

 

Now we try,

to mend each other,

and together,

one, 

once again.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Done as part of a project for Ha Jin's waiting.  This is in reference to skirmishes and battles that couples have that sometimes can get a bit fiery but end up apologizing in realization that is either a personal insecurity or something that the other person couldn't help.  This is tied into Manna's insecurities in the book that causes her to fight with Lin and realize she was going overboard and apologizes to him--however he becomes more aware of her feelings and apologizes and is willing to make compromises as well. 

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