The Purity Of Hate

To flag a concern, to be judging,
to even have to consider that
and the stakes and rupture,
to think, well, neither of us
can come back from this now.

Two boats, four arms,
and an attempt to push
each other at the same time,
and maybe the timing's great
and something graceful will pass.

Here then I sense that
we are post-push -
one is just spinning aimlessly
and the other has pushed too hard,
is leaning over and trying
to fall back in their seat.