Mind and heart won’t compromise

A seismic shift in common ground

Has led

To an impasse of unwavering dissent

With bared teeth and souls raw

Swallowed whole by fervent mouths

They coordinate

The current state

Just when mind says “let go”

And I’m almost thoroughly convinced

Heart rushes in to fight another day (valiant, foolish thing)

Their struggle so palpable

Quarreling so vigorous

Sometimes

I think I might be severed right in half

So they may go their separate ways