do you really think

that what you did

was a disservice to me?

see what you did was

give one opportunity

and it wasn't taken

and it came back to you

like the boulder you propped

uphill.

had your bait been taken

and the hook not thrown back

and pierced your cheek

still the honor you would

have bestowed upon me

to return to the tides

would not have been

the difficult path,

but home.