Defenseless Against Critics Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

As long as your stature remains credible,
I will defend you.
And nothing you do...
In my eyes,
Will be regrettable.

As long as your ideals remain upfront,
Without the pulling of stunts...
That initiates the beginning of a witch hunt.
I will defend you.
That's what I will do to prove my loyalty is true.

I am not one quick to leave when the heat gets hot.
I am not one to flee from a good thing I've got.
I'll even accept mud thrown in my face...
If that's what it takes,
To keep you and I protected in a safe place.

As long as your stature remains credible,
I will defend you.
And nothing you do...
In my eyes,
Will be regrettable.

And regardless of what others may say,
I've been with you too long...
To be chased away.
This I have proven over our time spent together.
And you know this.

How many times have you healed my wounds?
When I came to you,
Defenseless against critics.
To become even stronger...
As if it was meant for us together to stick with it.