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I think I could love you,
if you let me.
I think I could be close to you,
but neither of us will tear down our walls
for fear the other won't return
the gesture.

Instead we design
elaborate constructions
around the walls, over them,
trying to best each other's
complexity, knowing
the most difficult maneuver
would be tearing them down.

Funny, how in our endless competition
neither of us ever tried the one move
that would assure victory.

It is a risky play;
all or nothing,
either total success
or complete destruction,
needing collaborated effort to pull off,
and I can see how we
(carefully figuring the odds)
would shy away,
but for one thing:

we agreed
to be teammates
before the game started.