Showdown

As we meet
Perhaps one last time
Know that I have
Spent many years
Thinking how
I failed you
Nevermind that we found you
Fatherless and afraid
Nevermind that my own teacher
Had fallen before my own eyes
And I responded with anger–
Despite our training and
Our best intentions
They still turned you
Into the instrument of
Our own demise
You were supposed to
Bring balance