QUARANTINE LIFE: POETRY PROMPT---THERE:S ALWAYS ONE

There’s always one

Who lives to see another day

Somehow, they safely get away

But, with their memories intact

New circumstances sustain

But every detail remains

Of how it all started

And who’s to blame

There’s always one

Who longs for peace again

But scars appear, and then

When narratives divorce from fact

Two forward steps, are two steps back

There’s always one

Don’t get too comfortable 

You’ll never be rid of them all

They’ll either settle scores

Or briefly let it go

Be careful of the seeds you sow

Triggers aren’t called triggers for nothing, you know 

There’s always one

There’s always one

Whose heart is cold

Who’s seeing red

Who won’t concede

But will, instead

Vow not to forget

Fight ‘til the end

“It’s the principle of the thing!”, they said

There’s always one

For your sake you’d better hope

They’re weary now

They’ve learned to cope

And laid their hatred down, somehow

Take a look at what’s happening now

You slept on them; let your guard down 

Your mad response fuels a vow

Destroy today; tomorrow plow

There will always be one