Dear Jace it doesn’t have to be like this

We could stop being against each other

And stop short of being for

We can acknowledge that we were two people

Once loved one another

But always wanted more

I always wanted love and affection a partner, parity play

You always wanted a housewife

You never want to a friend

And neither one of us changed

And so we grew apart

Now our lives are separate

And we don’t live in each other’s hearts

We do live on the same planet,

The same town, the same life

At least as far as our children are concerned

They’ve carried enough strife

So let’s put down our swords

Let’s pick up our palms instead

And let’s move toward peace for tomorrow instead of fighting with each other today.