2 North in the Forest Lake Academy Boys’ Dormitory

Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem

A teenage is boy is like an enemy,

A foe to him himself, when he is harmed

About the truth of friends.  A frienemy

Is what he learns about, a friend who’s charmed

Him but then turns through jealousy to hate

And treachery.  Chameleon-like this friend

Turns colors.  Sly, he tints to abrogate

Affection.  Frienemies begin to blend

The green of envy with the grin of love.

They may not even like you, might despise

Some signal part of you.  They wants to shove

You so that they can win with other guys.

  They turn on you and suddenly they bring

    The tools for enemies to screw in sting.