This Bear

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This bear,

Yes this bear, seems to be kind

He approaches me oh so tenderly

Surely I couldn't be so blind?

Shy in the beginning, like all relationships are

We warm up to each other. From far away he makes silly faces with his snout,

he makes me laugh.

This bear,

Yes this bear, seems to be sweet.

He brings me berries when I am hungry.

I toss him a piece of meat, food that is no longer bloody.

He stays with me when I am cold, 

together we keep each other warm

This bear, 

Yes this bear, I think might be the one.

For while other account of vicious bears, 

They describe actions I could never dream this bear of doing.

He is kind to the other forest animals. Merely playing with them instead of eating them.

This bear is my friend. 

I know we will be together towards the end.

This bear...

Not this bear.

He has done things I could never have imagined him doing. 

Amidst the horror I had awoken upon

My heart he had been looting.

This bear

Not this bear, with the dangers he has put me in

Fighting more than I ever thought I would

He has become the very thing he swore he was not

My eyes were clouded

And now the mist I am shrouded

This bear

Yes this bear

Not all bears attack

And yet we describe them as a dangerous animal

What stops us from being classified the same?

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