Love Is All Encompassing

At the risk of sounding repetitive

This poem is again about love

What else in life is all encompassing

It's at the core of all that we do

More important than anything else by far

However love is not always part of the equation

Nations battle for land and power

Love is furthest from their evil minds

They must have an extra special gene

That doesn't exist in normal well-adjusted people

Perhaps an unhappy loveless childhood

Unhappy parents, setting a bad example

No love, lack of caring, no commitment

When those are not part of one's upbringing

People sometimes can become jaded

And think conflict is a natural part of life

I'm surely not making excuses for deviant behaviour

At some point in one's life

We all reach a point when reality overtakes

And loving, law abiding forces, rule our lives

However there are still extreme cases

And that's when these forces become so strong

That evil acts seem quite natural

They see these as normal occurrences in life

Just like the rising and setting of the sun

But love still remains the most potent force

At the risk of sounding repetitive

The love we have at our disposal

Gives us a reason to try to be the best

Most loving person, we can be