they sat at the table polite conversation avoiding the issue at hand then he made the coffee and she did the dishes and sat down at the table again she waited a moment hoping he would speak first though it never had happened before he sat there in silence expecting the worst til she couldn t wait anymore she said i m mad he heard i m leaving she said i need your attention he heard i want you to crawl she said i m sad he heard it s all your fault there is no translation emotions don t fit into words there s so much between what she said and what he heard she said i love you and that s not the problem and i know how much you care but for too long now we ve been walking on egg shells i just had to clear the air and he looked at her like she was speaking chinese with some of the letters left out try as he may he just didn t know what she was talking about she said i m mad he heard i m leaving she said i need your attention he heard i want you to crawl she said i m sad he heard it s all your fault there is no translation emotions don t fit into words there s so much between what she said and what he heard then he started smiling and she started laughing and they both reached out their hands she said i think we re from two different planets no wonder we misunderstand she said i m mad he heard i m leaving she said i need your attention he heard i want you to crawl she said i m sad he heard it s all your fault there is no translation emotions don t fit into words there s so much between what she said and what he heard there s so much between what she said and what he heard