One likes to see and portray
how One is made a Victim,
yet One can be so blind and stubborn
to those ways in which
One has become an Assailant:

Pointing and waving fingers
at anything but Oneself.

I know I **** up,
I know you do too.
It's okay, that's just how things go;
don't take it so ******* personally.

You'll only bring stress upon thyself
and project it onto those around you.
I know I do, I know you do too.
Overcome it or be overcame by it.

The choice is yours,
for better and worse.
The choice was yours,
you made the one you wanted.
The choice will be yours,
try not to forget to remain in control.

Victim or Assailant?
The choice is yours;
Victim or Assailant?
A false Dichotomy:

The choice is yours
to be a Victim or Assailant
but the choice is also yours
to transcend these roles
and just simply be.