Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Run To One and From the Other

I like, I love, I adore, I am.
We all want her to be our friend.
I can, I will, I enjoy, I play.
I race to her side each day.
Her name is optimism, joy, positivity.
I do not know about you, but I cannot get enough of her.
She feeds me, uplifts me, nurtures me,
loves me, and makes my heart glad.
She reflects opportunity, and possibility thinking.

I hate, I despise, I deplore, I won’t.
Give them a chance, I suggest.
"I can't!  I hate them all!"
Every single one of them?
YES!
Have you ever met one?
I don’t HAVE to!
I stay away from him, for he is scaring me.
He has already frightened his wives and his children.
I was going to give him a chance.
But he is grouchy, grumpy, mean, unforgiving and he holds grudges.
He is rage, sadness, despair, despondency and hatred.

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Gershon Wolf April 13, 2021 at 6:38 PM Positivity --- opportunistically! Go for it every time, Caren. I'll be right behind you. :) gw Caren Krutsinger April 13, 2021 at 9:42 PM I think most will.

L Milton Hankins April 13, 2021 at 10:11 AM I really like the personification. We must choose carefully whom we play with, right? Caren Krutsinger April 13, 2021 at 12:32 PM We sure must and it is our choice.

Ann Peck April 13, 2021 at 7:15 AM It's so true. We gravitate toward the sunshine. If grumpy people would only learn. Caren Krutsinger April 13, 2021 at 12:32 PM I think they scare us off because WE scare them.