You used to be my worst enemy; you used to be my most terrible nightmare
I would scurry from your touch… I was never prepared
I thought I could escape you… just once or twice
Then I would open my eyes… to find you never shifted from my sight
A couple times you spared me when I really deserved you
But at times you attacked me, and didn’t really deserve to
I know I took you for granted… at times I hurt you
So it was in your nature to strike revenge for the first few
I used to curse your name and rebuke your very presence
But I was only released free in a tense that was present
I knew that your sword would soon find me
Never would you withdraw… never would you deprive me
Now when you speak I can sense a diverse tone
And realized you were with me… when I thought I was alone
Whenever you attacked me… you really deserved to
Because you only attacked me… when I attacked you

-Jon Chambers

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