Suspicion

There is something about him

That I just don’t like,

I can’t put my finger on it

But it will come to light.

There’s something about her too

That troubles my spirit,

I can’t tell you what it is

 But something just doesn’t fit.

We just didn’t set horses

From the first time we met

And you know what they say,

What you see is what you get.

But there is more in the mortar

Than just the pestle

 And with this peculiar feeling

Day and night I wrestle.

I would never trust them,

My feelings are never wrong

Except for the few times

Those feelings weren’t strong.

At most suspicion can kill you

Or at least rob you of sleep,

It causes discomfort

When you and that person meet.

A potential relationship

Is not allowed to blossom

All because you are habouring

An unfounded suspicion.

It has happened to me

 Though I was on the receiving end

Yet I took the first step

And now that person is my friend.

A great relationship has developed

That would not have been

If I had not swallowed my pride

And had not intervened.

So don’t be too quick to judge

Without solid evidence,

Give another the benefit of the doubt

And don’t let it be an offense.

Stewart Russell (c) May 2018