All roads lead away

Shame on you and shame on me

For trying to read

The unspoken words in our hearts

Placing distance between us 

A space cluttered with wanting to be understood and needing to be right

Losing sight of that true north that shipwrecked us on each other’s shores

Man and woman overboard 

Not seeking a final rescue attempt 

Tossing the preserver around you and me in the tossing sea

Instead we drown each other in contempt

With our judgements in place like a cornerstone

Don’t let the selfish empires crumble in the fear of being wrong

Like the fires of Rome burning strong

And all the roads leading away, away, away

From what we were building that we lost in a day