selfish

Put a pane of glass  
between us and we'll  
dance to our dysfunctions  
like you're my mirror image  
and I'm yours  
 
You take  
I take  
you push  
I push back  
I pull away  
you pull away  
 
The atmosphere  
trembles between us  
electric  
like the fracturing calm  
before the storm sets in  
and these days  
there's always a storm  
waiting on the horizon  
 
I snap  
you snap  
I raise my voice  
you raise your voice  
we both cower  
and dance into the chaos  
because we both can't be wrong  
 
I slam a door closed  
you follow like I won't  
break your fingers to keep  
you out  
 
The mirror breaks  
we're our own bad luck  
lovers at war with nothing  
but the lies we tell ourselves  
 
I'm always right  
I'm always wrong  
I'm never right  
I'm never wrong  
 
You take  
I take  
you push  
I push back  
I pull away  
you pull away  
 
We're always selfish  
waiting for the other to break  
the angry silence that falls  
 
I lie down in the other room  
count down the seconds  
until you crack open the door  
apology on your tongue  
 
Reverse it  
it's my hand on the door frame  
I say sorry  
in quiet tones  
when I mean  
forgive me for being broken  
 
Switch it back    
it's your hand on the door frame again  
you say sorry  
in quiet tones  
when you mean  
please don't leave me  
 
You wrap your arms around me  
and breathe  
I wrap my arms around you  
and breathe  
our heads resting  
on the shoulder of  
each other's selfish love