man your station

defend and dig in....
take your position
consume this course
you never really were fond of remorse
or apologies for that matter

we'd bumped up against this issue
more than dozens of times
yet each time we newly bruised our.selves
and found a way to be newly emboldened

we'd barge in on the other's most precious
of sins, and call it out into the open
to say it was painful would understate
the trauma of what was not an ER

error reduction is another opportunity
for development, a plan to ease
into another mode of more peace.able
dialogue and entertainment

we'd manage
each other
we'd maim ourselves
we'd manage
to bother
and frame our spells
as declarations of independence

our autonomy asserted rightfully
against the others' will

you look after
we look in
together we have
committed and eaten this sin

i come after
you before
together we will try and mend
this broken boat off shore

we dig in
and take our position of rightness
you collecting evidence
i the harbor-er of toxic ready to let go

together we'll move forward
together we will know

feel this broken rhythm, feel this uncomfortable beat
it trips you up and s' hard to read, hold em', fold em', start and stumble, i'm gunning baby for you to be the crumb.le topping on my apple pie, a la mode you're always giving