Love and War

They say love is war, a battlefield
You should always guard your heart
Protect yourself from assasins
Soldiers in camouflage
Blending into your surroundings
Your world
Until he pulls out his weapon
His charm
His friendly advances
His attention
Just when you needed them
And so you didn't have time

My bullets are words
Yours are grenades of promises
I know would only make a hole in my being
Would only decapitate my hand reaching for yours when you handed them
But throw it at me
I guess I wouldn't really care by now
Because I welcome you
You called and I opened the door
Because my name on your lips
Is as if I'm the one coming home
As if we are not from the opposite sides
As if we are not soldiers in different uniforms
As if we want the same thing
But I guess all wars are like that
Not really wanting different things
But wanting to get it differently
So maybe I want you
And maybe you want me
But differently
Maybe I want your time
Maybe I want your comfort
Maybe I want that piece of your life you might be willing to spare me
And maybe you want my patience
Maybe you want my understanding
Maybe you want my whole heart I might be willing to give you
I want you
You want me
But I guess "want" really is the enemy
Or is it the precious commodity we are willing to pay for?
The very thing we are at war for
We want
We want
And we want
I guess wanting you means fighting with you
Wanting me means fighting with me
Until one surrenders
Exhausted
On the ground
Barely hanging on
And maybe, just maybe,
We'd find peace then
On the brink of destruction