Two Ships

After watching to kids almost konk heads in the swimming pool the phrase " two ship passing in the night" went through my head.

Its usually used in the context of two people missing some wonderful opportunity due to an unfortunate circumstance of timing. Often this is used in the context of relationship.

But seeing the two kids nearly bang heads made me wonder about the alternatives. What if two people were like two ships that collided in the night. You know with horror and panic, people screaming and pleading for their lives ?

Now that sounds like a much more apt description of my relationships.