Talk at Daybreak

The clock said three, we both said fine Like doors could close inside a line We kept a score of years before And lost what we were fighting for You set the glass down in the sink I asked for space enough to think We can talk at daybreak When the shadows lose their shape I don't want the loudest word I just want us both heard You took the couch, I took the bed We left the crueler things unsaid At dawn I put the kettle on You came in with your armor gone We can talk at daybreak When the shadows lose their shape I don't want the loudest word I just want us both heard We didn't promise we'd be fine We told the truth one at a time You wanted roots, I wanted roads We loved enough to let that show We can talk at daybreak When the shadows lose their shape I don't want the loudest word I just want us both heard Two cups of tea, the pale new day We listened before choosing a way