You and I
I explain quietly.
You
hear me shouting.
You
try a new tack.
I
feel old wounds reopen.
You see both sides.
I
see your blinkers.
I
am placatory.
You
sense a new selfishness.
I am a dove.
You
recognize the hawk.
You
offer an olive branch.
I
feel the thorns.
You bleed.
I
see crocodile tears.
I
withdraw.
You
reel from the impact.
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Roger Mcgough
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