It always hurts to disagree with you.

It hurts to feel a certain way so strongly,

That the thought of someone I care about so much having a different perspective

sets weights on my chest that hold down my lungs

It’s the kind of pain that takes hold of my body,

and refuses to return it to me until I am completely drained of strength

my hands shake to the point that I lose control of them

My vision narrows, and suddenly all I can see is that you are on one side, I am am on the other

Soon I am twisted

Tangled

In words I don’t mean,

Thoughts

That hurt you more than I knew they could

Insecurity,

Intertwined with fragile confidence I hide behind

I lie,

Convincing you I am strong in the places I am weakest,

While I feel my bones have turned to butterflies

My quick wits work against me,

I begin to rattle off every sharp word I know has the edge to cut you,

A sense of bitterness suppresses the sweet intentions I find myself forgetting I have

You hit back,

just as hard

so swift and painful that I can’t help but question if it even happened

The battle between our lips kills all hope for peace

Disagreement has turned to war,

Knives and guns take form in the shape of words,

And neither of us are afraid to fire

Before we realize it, our words will allow distance to pave us apart

Distance is what will sink us in the end