Tenebrous the attack unexpected from the side Response a flash of anger, intention to deride When faced with pain, sarcasm flows, like lava made of snide Upon reflection, heat fades quick, I find I must abide Perspective is a bitch, I’ve found, at the best of times It’s difficult to recognize familiar paradigms When caught up in the crossfire of divided hearts and minds A battle where casualties are sense, reason and rhymes Chapters close and stories end, of this there’s…