Just now we got into a fight

And nothing seemed to go just right

Both lashing out, inflicting pain

With tempers anything but tame.

It wasn't going to be this way

But look what happened anyway

Both stubborn as a stinkin' mule

We couldn't seem to keep our cool.

I knew that I would soon regret

That tragic day when we had met

I knew that you would think that too

Yet fights like this were far and few.

And both of us would not give in

Our only goal was just to win

We faced each other, glaring ice

And then we jumped into the fight.

First round began with verbal war

The sting increasing more and more

By now our screaming filled the air

With words I was too weak to bear.

Both fighting you and fighting tears

You targeted my faults and fears

Each insult hit another nerve

The most painful words I'd ever heard.

I built a wall to keep me safe

You knocked it down with all your hate

I tried to hold the tears within

I could not, would not let you win.

I never let my glare leave yours

My dignity you shred and tore

I let my anger build inside

Fighting the urge to run and hide.

Ifelt the pressure start to build

I let it grow 'til I was filled

Filled with the malice and the hate

Pulse rising at a dangerous rate.

I took a breath, rebuilt my wall

This time it held thick, strong, and tall

Your comments edged with jagged glass

Deflected as they bounced right back.

I opened up my eyes to see

Your tear filled ones look back at me

Silence so thick and filled with ice

It stopped your sharp back-stabbing knives.

I turned my back and walked away

No longer caring what you say

You lied to me for far too long

I think it's time that I moved on.