We Would Be Better

We both sleep on our backs.

It would be better if one of us slept on our side. More room in the bed.

But both of us sleep on our backs.

I like coffee and you like tea.

It would be better if we both liked one or the other. More time in the morning.

But I like coffee and you like tea.

You think sad movies are when love dies and I think they’re when the dog dies.

It would be better if we had like minds. Easier to pick out movies.

But you think sad movies are when love dies and I think they’re when the dog dies.

We find comfort in each other and the world finds comfort in everyone else.

It would be better if we found comfort in everybody else. More comfortable.

But we find comfort in each other.

We would be better if we abandoned everything that has sewn us into individuals.

But what a boring, efficient painting that would be.