SMITERS PSALM

SMITERS PSALM

One can feel the disapproval
As subtle as a stare –
But time nor place do not allow
The Luxury to care.

One can sense the cool resentment
As silent as a glare
But cannot change the temperament
Of those who shun repair.

An offering of Olive Branch
Intended to defuse
Can instigate ungrateful wrath
If enemies refuse.

The Prince of Please would not impose
An Amnesty by force –
The Bridegroom of the Armistice
Endured the cruel Divorce.

(19 July 2010, London, England)