You and I by Roger McGough
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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