Here we stand at the edge of the end<BR>you run for safety, secure with friends<BR>I will do anything to make amends<BR>where is the middle ground?<P>We're at such odds it feels like a race<BR>all my efforts are kicked in my face<BR>you continue stretching the space<BR>why do I keep trying?<P>There'll be no more crying or wailing<BR>my feelings will soon be paling,under <BR>the weight of my parade of failings<BR>chores, family, you, me, us.<P>I need to know this can go on<BR>this, that my life is built upon<BR>you insist you're so far gone<BR>why do you still feel so close?<P>Because you'll always live in my heart<BR>even if one of us forces a part<BR>I'll hold out hope for a new start<BR>and I will always love you.<P>For Tina, with love from Timothy