This is a complicated situation, not a war
You are not my enemy.
this is not a case of friendly fire.

I believe that life is a movie,
a series of scenes with characters interspersed.
Some that play a major role and others
inserted as a vehicle for the advancement of plot.
You are neither a foil or a villain.

Comedic relief or a starlet/love interest
cast solely to bring the protagonist to some hardhearted revelation.
But this is and will always be a film,
written by, directed, and starring me.

Character flaws, plot twists, and ensuing drama
are all par for the course
and though i may not be right--i cannot be wrong
as long as I remain true to the expressed definition of my character.
No hero here. No dashing hearthrob.

My personality pulses pure
marching to the beat of a fully autonomous drummer.
Undeniably flawed and scarred
Emotionally charged, poetically passionate,
but mathematically rational,
the common denominator-always me

The struggle to be there, fair, self aware.
living, giving, but selfish enough to maintain control
of all outcomes affecting the ultimate direction of the plot
This movie is ll i've got
and what we have will always exist
where our paths intersect
when celluloid reels overlap
superimposing lives like pictures shot with disposable cameras
on a sunny summer day.

until our paths detach like satisfied damsel flies and float away.