Teammates

I don't learn alone

We practice in entangled states

Each move you master

Forces me to counter, ensuring

We progress at

Somewhat equal rates

Your prodding feet push me along

Your triumphs

Buoy me up your

Setbacks add to my

Determination

As I forge ahead you

Keep me grounded in

Reality

Puncturing pretense,

With ruthless informality

When you level up my

Jealousy is tempered by my

Pride

("See, that move? She worked on that so long!")

Knowing that I I helped in

My own minor way

In this commensal state

We take turns to study & to teach

Proving what is possible

Demonstrating what's within our reach

We're all of us interdependent

Remember that, when your star is ascendant