In command of my heart I was hers from the start And in parting ways Rendered Alone in the dark Off the mark A few times Out of sync With the spark That originates Gravitates Back to renewal Like nuance And novel Gives pause to refuel To in retrospect Reconnect Severed synapses And then progress Prosper Rebuilding collapses And tactics For how we Attack And engage Confrontation Conflated with Wars we must wage Just a sudden deathmatch To match Mounting affronts Like the salting of earth And the growth that it stunts We annunciate once To the victor go spoils With each escalation But both of us fighting Lose communication