Sometimes you meet your enemies

face to face

your hands tied

you are at their mercy

you wait for a move

        this mainly happens in films

for dramatic effect. 

 

In real life usually the enemy

remains hidden

working on his strategies from the inside

biding his time

to finally have his way.

 

      The doctor explained

      to my step daughter-in-law's brother

      about the chromosome in his liver

      passed on by one of his parents

      how it bides its time

(he is a clean living fellow

with a conscientiousness for health)

 

and how cirrhosis and emphysema might develop.