Poem-A-Day: Day 302

Subtle Love Under Scrutiny

Show me something beautiful,
and I’ll show you the person that hates it:
the warm saturated splendor spilling chills
of cool air dancing under the sun
reflecting off blinding snow,
the flower that pushed itself through
the oppressive weight and suffocation
of the drab slab of concrete jungle unaccustomed,
the fish mounted and deadpan
smiling for no reason as it’s perched on mantle,
warming itself over crackling fire,
quietly watching lovers battle over champagne,
the compliment that comes backhanded
from the smug coworker that’s managed nothing
but the mismanagement of toiletries
stuck presumptuously under shoe, on show,
the snake engorged on mice, eggs, birds,
fat and sassy stretched on a rock, warming,
waiting for the chance to strike again,
for the chance to go unnoticed,
to be the sinner in a world that’s cast judgment.
Show me something you hate,
and I’ll show you the person that loves it.