pull up a chair and let's talk
about some things we need
to talk about things we keep
going around to avoid touching
down on the subject we both
rather not discuss too much distrust
between the two of us past emotions
we have not settled instead we continue
to go through the motions pretending
we're both winning a losing battle
misdirected like a boat without a paddle
to row we fear we stand clear to steer
wounds so old they've already closed
yet and still we can't help but feel
tension of unmentionable things
we can't talk so we agree to to
object to finding some common type of
ground to respect each others bounds