That’s Not Enough Anymore

her: when we fight, why do you always want to run and hide?

him: i don’t like dealing with it.

her: the problem doesn’t go away.

him: i know.

her: it’s gets even bigger when you come back.

—2002

I have been writing since I was a teenager. It’s the only way I ever really knew how to get my feelings and my thoughts out. Looking at this poem makes me a little sad though. How did I put up with communication like that for nearly two decades? I am way too patient for my own good.

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