to me
they give the gift of themselves
friendship borne
across culture
across orientation
gender
sexuality
does it sound difficult?
you might be amazed how much the contrary
we and they
lived a year together
they
quickly picking up
on all my delightfully eccentric predictabilities
and extending every invitation of fellowship
in exploration of community
music jams, sing alongs,
painting with bob ross
and the foothills of the rockies
i
benefitting
from their authenticity
humanity
--a regular haircut from h--
and model of reckless
selfless love to one another
which couldn’t but help to spill over to all around them
now then--
to them
the state of colorado
where they currently happen to reside
owes the right
for their relationship to be legally recognized
because they honor the “institution”
with more integrity
than the “institution” ever could know how
for it is not so shallow a description
as an “institution” for them
so much as a very fact of their joined existence
and on the day
that six individuals of an unnamed political party
deemed such a measure
to “end this most successful civilization”
we celebrated b’s spring break
and completed preparation of a student art show
with successive trips
to schlotzsky’s, bonnie brae, stella’s,
denver folklore center, and the pearl st. grill
while not exactly a ‘non-issue’ for them
it’s not a question that would distract them
from an otherwise beautiful day
for which they’ve seen fit to include me
and so
for me too
there is no discussion
there is no question
there is no legislation
adequate to reflect the complexity
of how good it is not to be alone
for god created them
male, female, and everything in between
and it is good
and you will not
ever
-i do not say this lightly-
ever
convince me otherwise
H showed me, B, your work here. You're beautiful.
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