When i was young

I attracted the wrong kind of attention

From bullies and from older men

And so as Captain Kirk would say –

“Raise shields!”

And i did my best

To keep these people away

But you can’t sustain this effort forever

Without draining all the other systems

Especially life support

And often my shields would collapse

And the enemy would pour in

The defensive posture doesn’t work forever

Eventually you run or attack

And i chose attack