Survival

You and I, we're sailing a treacherous sea in a flimsy boat. Whatever bit of faith we had left in each other is about to be washed away by the overwhelming waves of pain and sorrow we've inflicted on each other. The only hope we had for survival, was a small piece of wooden plank, or else known as trust. Quite enduring but easily perishable.
And in order for both of us to survive we need to be at a distance.
Such a distance would balance the plank.
This way, I will survive. You will survive.
But we wont.
So the question is, do we want this distance that would kill 'us' ; or do we want to kill this distance and give 'us' a chance to survive even if it kills 'you' and 'I'?