Duel.

Wait.
The world seemed to stop, but for a minute.
You said this was over.
I,
did not.

We've been walking in opposite directions for far too long
Our weapons still in our pockets
I heard his voice say, "draw."

Your gun: lead of lies.
Mine: fully loaded of antidotes.
I found your truth today,
Same where I found you the first time,
buried underneath pretension and games.

But today, I win.
Because today I learned
The object being fought
for,
of,
and about,
was
me.

-Noemi Garcia Rigsby