I explain quietly. You <br />hear me shouting. You <br />try a new tack. I <br />feel old wounds reopen. <br /> <br />You see both sides. I <br />see your blinkers. I <br />am placatory. You <br />sense a new selfishness. <br /> <br />I am a dove. You <br />recognize the hawk. You <br />offer an olive branch. I <br />feel the thorns. <br /> <br />You bleed. I <br />see crocodile tears. I <br />withdraw. You <br />reel from the impact.<br /><br />Roger McGough<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-and-i/
