Retreat

Though we've lived full lives
And traveled the world
I'm still an insecure boy
And you're a sensitive girl
That's who we really are inside
That's who we really are

Maybe that's why
At some critical times
We let fear and pride

Roar and rise
And get in the way and
Interfere
With what we want to say

What we need to say

Heart to heart

Soul to soul

Between the angels 

Inside

Our true inner selves

I believe that we can do better
Maybe then we won't lose our way
Hopelessly 

Dramatically
If we just take time

The time to say 

The critical things

The important things
That our hearts need 

To communicate 

Instead of losing control

And saying cross words

And getting annoyed

And avoiding each other

Increasingly

We retreat
When words turn harsh
And the pain
Is too much to endure
We retreat
And if we continue
We may avoid some 

Uncomfortable nights

But the rest of our lives

Will be lost

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