Estrangement

It's been a long time since we
Both fell, cursing each other,
Exchanging words like bullets,
Until I screamed that I would
Never speak to you again.

It has been a while now,
We avoid each other's eyes,
Cross to the other side of
The street from one another,
Clench our jaws, look at our feet,
And the air seems to stiffen.

Quite a bit of time has passed
Since our wounds were raw and fresh,
And I said I would never
Speak to you again. But if
You extended a single
Hand towards me and smiled,
I would run crying into your arms
And stay there forever.