plz explain the poem poison tree by william blake , will be very thnkful to u.?

Question

A Poison Tree

I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I water'd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright;
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stole
When the night had veil'd the pole:
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree.

-- William Blake

Answer 1

In the first stanza, he talks about how easily he forgave a friend but could not forgive his enemy. The rest of the poem talks about how the anger built up inside of him, and he was filled with spite. On the surface he appeared civil, and others did not know of the anger, bitterness, and revenge that was growing underneath his smiles and lies. The enemy continued to torment him, and his anger continued to grow until at last he acted upon it. In the last stanza, he felt satisfaction over the destruction of his enemy. This could have actually been death, but more likely, it was something that destroyed the work or life of the enemy, so that the enemy lived in despair or misery of some kind.

Answer 2

Its about keeping anger inside and just letting it build up and build up (sunned it with smiles.......hid it from everyone).........eventually it will spill into other parts of your life (garden) and bear fruit (the apple) and you will act on it (my foe......)