Which Side of Time?

When I’m with you,
I feel warmth, or comfort.
I am a time bomb.
You keep me dormant.

When I’m with you,
High walls fence me in.
I am a rogue charge.
You keep me grounded.

But I love to hate those walls,
I learn to stand up tall,
And peer over,
Longing for,
The other
Side.

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Time,
To reconcile,
I say to the mirror.
And I summon my gall,
(whatever that really is)
And I tell you “we need to talk”.