ReflectionPerspective

Let them score

Someone serves you something sharp and a sharper return is already ready. One serve is only one serve until someone hits it back.

Someone serves you something sharp.
It stings more than it should.

And there's a good return ready.
Quick and a bit sharper than theirs.

But one serve is just one serve.
Nothing else happens until someone hits it back.

Return it and the next one comes faster.
Now you're both playing the game.

Letting them score might feel like losing.
Hitting back proves them right.