But I was equally certain
In my abilities too
And the newness of having them
Didn't mean
That he was going to beat me
With the ease he seemingly thought he would
Though of course I had no way of knowing
How good he was
In the use of his
And if he was as old
As he'd suggested
But none of that mattered
All that mattered
Was the fight we were about to have
“Shall we have at it now”
I said as I activated my protective bubble
And felt a moment of relief
But flood through my body
As I could have found it hard
To bubble up
Which would have left me
Sadly vulnerable
To whatever attack
He had in mind
Because I had no idea
What he could do
He was silent
And answered me not
As he continued to look at me
Like he was waiting
For me to make
The first hard move
Which was a curious thing
To surely do
“We don't have to fight
I'd be quite alright
With turning an eye but blind
To your threat against me
Because I don't need
Any further trouble”
I said to him
As he continued to look at me
With a blank expression