We Both Hit Send

We Both Hit Send

Your message hit at 11:03
Mine came back before I breathed
One sharp line became twelve
Then screenshots turned into evidence
Now we're at the kitchen table
Phones face-up between our hands
You say I pushed, I say you pulled
We both remember how this began

We both hit send, we both went far
We both hit send and aimed for the scar
No clean villain in the thread when I read what I wrote
We both hit send before either one hit pause

You show me three deleted drafts
All starting with I should not have...
I laugh and turn my cracked screen over
Mine are sitting in the trash
Finally since the breakup
We aren't building a defense
Just two people seeing how much damage
Can fit inside a little text

That cracked screen held two apologies
Neither brave enough to cross
We both hit send before either one hit pause
Sharing blame does not mean we have to restart

We both hit send, now put the phones down
We both hit send, no need to win it now
No clean villain in the thread, just two people counting cost
We both hit send; goodbye without the gloss

We Both Hit Send