the gauntlet is thrown down, eyes focused on the field the weight of expectation hangs, my mind begins to reel Your hesitation is palpable Muscles tensed, nerves singing, hands shaking will you take the chance and fight, rage against the dark above, the one that lays on your mind, extinguishing the light? your decision, our future, all intertwined and all I can do is sit and wait and slowly lose my mind