choosing softness is...
difficult
exhausting
isolation
... radical.
it's breathing when he
tells you to be calm
it's sitting with and exploring
your rage when he says
you're taking it too far
it's loving your body even
when you feel his eyes
linger, his mouth salivate
over every inch of your
it's navigating violence
in every space, in every
actor no matter how
"other" or familiar
it's patience when he tells
you to opt out, as if you
ever had the choice.
it's resilience in exploration,
it's curiosity taking root
it's conversations for months
about consent and boundaries
it's the prayer that accountability
is a pass forward, that the sharp
edges of the world were man
made and can be humanly abolished.
choosing softness demands...
creativity
investment
hope
... radical love.
