The Jellybean War

She would never give up her battle as it would be too much a sacrifice While he stood his ground and faced her, unwavering, head on This battle was one of importance, power and most of all, right While his inclination was to fight her for the very same issues She presented her arguments, facts, demands and expected compliance He defended himself from this verbal onslaught with a verbal counterattack “To arms! To arms!”, she shouted as she ran to one side of the table As he, too, ran but to the other side, ready to take aim and fire At that moment, two sides catapulted their very first black stones Each received the warning shots but, discouraged not by the closeness As the battle of black jelly beans went on and on until one victor stood Standing then to take possession of the red jellybeans of which this war was waged