Bones of Contention

Bones of Contention

Some love bones of contention;

Others prefer to hate.

Some chew on bones of contention;

Others simply bury them.

What is there to love?

What is there to hate?

With bones of contention,

It is often too late. 

Indifference, 

Their ultimate fate.

To thrive on bones of contention

Could mean to rant and rave;

To ignore bones of contention

May signify a grave.

A bone of contention to pick

Might mean a stew or two;

A bone of contention to grind

Might be in the way that you chew.

Dry bones, brittle bones,

Old bones, fresh bones,

The bones of time unearthed,

Oft shelved in archaeological fashion;

Deciphering old bones,

The focus of one's passion.

Are you content with contention?

There's always fresh bones on the horizon,

To pick to chew on or to bury

For those who love bones of contention.