Building a Relationship with Jealousy

I’ve had a difficult time processing jealousy in relationships.

At first, I thought it was cultural.

Then, I was convinced it was something I inherited from my family.

Unravelled While Dancing Cheek to Cheek

You draw me in with your gaze

Transfixed to the spot

Pulled by a cosmic force we end up

Dancing cheek to cheek.

Emancipation from Idealized Romance

Life and death are intertwined,

Just as love and pain.

The moment you are born, you begin the journey to death.

The moment you start loving,

In a dream… the clarity you seek

A woman moved from hall to hall

Scanning the sea of dancers within

Her lover is nowhere to be found

Has she looked hard enough?

Absentia

Even when you’re not around

I can sense your presence

Connected as we are

By some unknown mystic force.

The best gifts these season are

The Grand Gesture of Three Simple Words

Sometimes the greatest act

Of generosity and kindness

Is simply to say to someone

I love you

With no intention of receiving

Something in return.