National Poetry Day

It's National Poetry Day here in the UK, so I would like to share share this perceptive poem by one of my favourite poets, Roger McGough.

You and I
by Roger McGough

I explain quietly.

You hear me shouting.

You try a new tack.

I feel old wounds reopen.

You see both sides.

I see your blinkers.

I am placatory.

You sense a new selfishness.

I am a dove.

You recognize the hawk.

You offer an olive branch.

I feel the thorns.

You bleed.

I see crocodile tears.

I withdraw.

You reel from the impact.