No More

This sounds like a broken record

instead of our favorite song on repeat

we're supposed to make each other better

but how can we do that

when we spend so much time apologizing

letting our imperfections speak for us

rather than letting our effort tell the story

of how we were once fighters

now we're more discouraged than anything
trying our hardest not to be in the way
all while walking on eggshells

but we cannot give up hope
we cannot stop trying to grow together
no more than we can as individuals

that's what's going to make us better
we also need more conversations like this
so we can learn to communicate effectively
otherwise we'll keep acting how we act
which will create even more arguments
that could actually be avoided
if we acknowledge our differences
but learn from them accordingly 
so let's stop apologizing to one another 
and make the world sorry for doubting us

© 2017