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They told me never trust a man
That strikes
You know, though, I'm not
Sure if it counts
When you ask him to.
Always the first to move

Your weapons strike true and

Your steel is so hard
When it's made of wood
Unyielding; I always yield
Each time takes me higher
Away from the fear

My breath catches in my throat
When your confidence presses
So close to me and I know
You would never do anything
Wrong right now because how
Could this be anything but right?

I humbly request you don't get
Off my chest because I feel so
Tight, with you
Our bond is often used
To protect me from what I might
Say or do if I could move
Too freely for our tastes.

Clouds float gently
Around the edge of what I see
Reminding me I have a limit
On your time holding me
Like this so close
With nothing in our way
But your unyielding strength
Which, after a convincing case
Ends up getting it's way.

Defeated my hands fall
And our battle is close to over
So many times he's close to the
Strike but never falls the final
Blow, even though I know
It won't be fatal with our rote
Repetition of a dance we well know.

Your eyes are so cold
And your ice always quenches my fire and it seems it should
Melt in the middle of the flame
And douse it all but what's frozen
Stays cold and the flames flare
Higher and higher
I trust you to contain the blaze
You have so many ways
To keep me safe and secure
I never touch you, but you lure

Me with the promise of a rematch
I find your lack of gloating
To be appropriate, but your ice
Hides the fire you only unleash
Upon a worthy opponent
As a sign of your skill.

Until we fight again.