Is it okay to send a "we need to talk" text?

So I'm not breaking up with my boyfriend or anything, but I do really need to discuss some communication issues we've been having recently that have been making me slightly unhappy. Deep down I love him so much but I'm pretty upset with him. We haven't talked in two days, can I just send him a text saying we need to talk (just plain and simple)? I know there's a stigma with that text that many think it normally leads to a breakup, but that's not what I'm doing- I don't want to scare the shit out of him, but I also want him to know I'm serious.