I should have said something,

but it would have hurt you

and that was not my goal.

You should have said something

but you waited too long.

Now it doesn't matter.

We would have said something,

but neither one of us

really wanted to stay.

We're starting again.

The New Year is fresh.

Mistakes to be made,

lessons to be learned,

character to build.

At the forest

where we crossed paths

who would have guessed

we would not last.

Two decades fell

by the wayside.

The broken spell

keeps us alive.

Images collide

melding the concrete

with the fantastic.

Feelings wake and strive

only to compete.

Violent, toxic,

emotive. They drive

the body to feats

that defy logic...

We talked for the first time.

Each challenged the other

to be better, without

tearing each other down.

My hope is that we can

stay the course and be friends.