See, Saw Poem by Dan Brown

I’m talking quietly. And I can’t make you see
my side. You’re shouting, screaming, you saw
my ignorance.

I’m talking firmly. But I see
I’m not getting through. You saw
only my arrogance.

I’m holding my tongue. I see
no point in firing insults. But you saw
fit to gun me down.

I’m trying diplomacy. You saw
An all-out attack. I see
both sides, yet in the middle I drown.

I’m crying. You saw
weakness. When you see
that, you exploit it.

You’re slicing through my heart, like a saw,
Cutting, biting, gnawing at everything you see
standing in front of you.

You turn to violence, the only way you can see
to end the conflict. I only saw
you pushing me out that door.