May 24, 2021

Difficult Decisions

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.

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